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could kill her confirmation chances. Trump disagreed, telling advisers that he supports "torture." From Axios: "Trump actually liked this aspect of Haspel's Page 16641 EFTA00046152 I USW! Luny LU LI II CC blJUIL:eb VVI o bpulcu (0 LI IU eblUUI It ell LI IC time. In fact, Trump told aides that Has

nary CIA pro-democracy plots, have become the world's most active underminers of democracy beyond their borders." -- Last year, after CIA Director Gina Haspel was nominated for her position, White House counsel Don McGahn suggested she withdraw due to her role in the "enhanced interrogation" program, whi

pel's Page 16641 EFTA00046152 I USW! Luny LU LI II CC blJUIL:eb VVI o bpulcu (0 LI IU eblUUI It ell LI IC time. In fact, Trump told aides that Haspel's support for 'torture' or `waterboarding' (Trump uses these words interchangeably in his private conversations) was an asset, not a liability. Tru

n Baton Rouge, La. (Matthew Hinton/AP) 2020 WATCH: -- Back-to-back losses in key governors' races send additional warning to Trump ahead of 2020. David Nakamura reports: "When Kentucky's Republican governor lost his bid for reelection two weeks ago ... the president and his allies brushed it off by declarin

nary CIA pro-democracy plots, have become the world's most active underminers of democracy beyond their borders." -- Last year, after CIA Director Gina Haspel was nominated for her position, White House counsel Don McGahn suggested she withdraw due to her role in the "enhanced interrogation" program, whic

aterboarding' (Trump uses these words interchangeably in his private conversations) was an asset, not a liability. Trump told advisers that he asked Haspel her opinion on whether waterboarding works. In Trump's telling, Haspel replied to him that she was '100%' sure it works, a source who spoke to Trum

could kill her confirmation chances. Trump disagreed, telling advisers that he supports "torture." From Axios: "Trump actually liked this aspect of Haspel's resume, according to three sources who spoke to the president at the time. In fact, Trump told aides that Haspel's support for 'torture' or 'wate

n Baton Rouge, La. (Matthew Hinton/AP) 2020 WATCH: -- Back-to-back losses in key governors' races send additional warning to Trump ahead of 2020. David Nakamura reports: "When Kentucky's Republican governor lost his bid for reelection two weeks ago ... the president and his allies brushed it off by declarin

OUNTER-INTELLIGENCE Intelligence Chiefs Brief "Gang Of Eight" On Russia Bounty Intelligence. The AP (7/2, Jalonick, Daly) reports that CIA Director Haspel and DNI Ratcliffe gave classified briefings Thursday to "congressional leaders who have demanded more answers about intelligence assessments that R

ppling and removal of Confederate monuments as disrespectful of the U.S. armed forces." Washington Post (7/4, Nakamura, 14.2M) White House reporter David Nakamura says that while Trump's inaugural address "sketched the picture of `American carnage' - a nation ransacked by marauders from abroad who breached U.