Defending waterboarding is not a good look for the Trump administration. He campaigned on his ability to negotiate for good deals, not to use the old failed methods of interference in other nations.
It’s legal and it worked. We do worse to our own Special Operations Command personnel during their selection and training.
I take issue with that characterization. By all accounts, waterboarding has saved American lives by getting information used to prevent more attacks.
And people who say waterboarding doesn't provide useful information have absolutely zero idea what they are talking about.
Trump during campaign on water boarding (video):