Gina Haspel, Trump's pick to lead CIA, wins support of Senate Intelligence Committee
Source: The Washington Post
By Karoun Demirjian May 16 at 9:30 AM
The Senate Intelligence Committee moved Wednesday to recommend Gina Haspel for CIA director, setting up a floor vote that her opponents say will signal to the world whether the United States condemns or condones torture.
The committee voted 10 to 5 to in favor of her nomination.
With two of 51 Republicans committed to voting against Haspel, and five Democrats already indicating they will support her, it appears she is set to become the agency’s first female director.
Haspel’s 33-year record at the Central Intelligence Agency intersected with the agency’s enhanced interrogation program, in which after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States agents subjected certain detainees to procedures subsequently condemned as torture. While Haspel promised during her confirmation hearing to never revive the program, she was far less resolute about condemning the techniques as immoral.
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