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Gina Haspel confirmed as CIA director (trunc)
CNBC ^ | May 17, 2018 | jacob pramuk

Posted on 05/17/2018 1:17:14 PM PDT by centurion316

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's divisive pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. The intelligence veteran will become the next CIA director and the first woman to lead the spy agency, despite concerns about her role at the CIA when it employed the "enhanced interrogation" program that used some tactics broadly considered torture. After controversy surrounding Haspel's qualifications, enough Democrats supported her to secure her confirmation. The chamber confirmed Haspel by a 54 to 45 vote. Six Democrats supported her, while two Republicans voted against her. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who was tortured himself and urged his colleagues to oppose Haspel, was absent while fighting brain cancer.

Trump and top Republicans pressed Senate Democrats to support Haspel. Most did not, even though some of those senators voted to confirm current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to be Trump's first CIA director last year. Democratic Sens. Mark Warner of Virginia, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Bill Nelson of Florida and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to confirm Haspel. Four of those senators — Manchin, Heitkamp, Donnelly and Nelson — face re-election this year in states Trump won in 2016. On the Republican side, McCain's Arizona colleague Sen. Jeff Flake and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., voted against Haspel.

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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea
How in hell did McLame vote against her? Was he there? Since when do we allow Senators to vote in absentia?

I was wondering that too!

21 posted on 05/17/2018 3:01:28 PM PDT by kevao (Biblical Jesus: Give your money to the poor. Socialist Jesus: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea

Wondering the same thing.


22 posted on 05/17/2018 3:02:43 PM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: kevao

99 votes in 54 to 45.

Media giving fake news again or did someone beside McCain not vote?


23 posted on 05/17/2018 3:04:58 PM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: centurion316

He should have recused himself if he was tortured.


24 posted on 05/17/2018 3:05:02 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election!)
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To: fish hawk

He’s torturing us.


25 posted on 05/17/2018 3:21:52 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: kevao
flake and paul voted against, 2 live senators
26 posted on 05/17/2018 3:30:23 PM PDT by bdfromlv (Leavenworth hard time)
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To: centurion316

Unlike obama appointee John Brennen, I don’t believe she will object to being sworn in with her hand on the Bible.


27 posted on 05/17/2018 4:41:54 PM PDT by boycott
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