McCain: Trump’s CIA pick was involved in ‘one of the darkest chapters in American history’

MSN News ^ | 3/13/2018 | Morgan Gstalter

[detective]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday condemned President Trump's decision to nominate Gina Haspel to become the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), saying she was involved in "one of darkest chapters in American history."

While he expressed confidence in current CIA Director Mike Pompeo's ability to serve as secretary of State, an appointment Trump announced earlier Tuesday, McCain said in a statement that Haspel needs to explain her stance on torture.

"The torture of detainees in U.S. custody during the last decade was one of the darkest chapters in American history," McCain said. "Ms. Haspel needs to explain the nature and extent of her involvement in the CIA's interrogation program during the confirmation process."

[boycott]

So they tortured a few terrorists. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

I would have preferred that they kill every one of them.

[contrarian]

I couldn’t understand why McNut would be against this person being head of the CIA until I realized as head of the cia she would have access to all that happened behind the scenes in Viet Nam in regard the P.O.W.s ....mmmmhmmmm

[butlerweave]

She made videos disappear so Obama couldn’t get his hands on them

[jch10]

Fake news! McCain didn’t say that.

[lepton]

So is he talking about actual torture this time? Or the usual ‘something really annoying’, as he usually mislabels things?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks detective.