Trump’s CIA Pick, Gina Haspel, Vows to Never Resume Harsh Interrogations

Trump’s CIA Pick, Gina Haspel, Vows to Never Resume Harsh Interrogations
Gina Haspel, the nominee to lead the CIA, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on May 9, 2018. Samira Bouaou/Epoch Times
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the CIA promised lawmakers on Wednesday, May 9, that she will never resume a program of harsh interrogations that has been the major issue complicating her confirmation.

“Having served in that tumultuous time, I can offer you my personal commitment, clearly and without reservation, that under my leadership, on my watch, CIA will not restart such a detention and interrogation program,” Haspel said in her opening statement before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday morning.