GOPers Pull Out of Senate Intel Committee’s CIA Torture Investigation
Just announced by committee chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.): “I very much regret the fact that the Republican side of the Intelligence Committee has
Jul 31, 2020460.1K Shares6.7M Views
Just announced by committee chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.):
“„“I very much regret the fact that the Republican side of the Intelligence Committee has chosen not to continue to participate in the Committee’s study and investigation into the detention and interrogation of high-value detainees. However, that study and investigation is being pursued, additional staff are being hired, and the Committee is continuing the work with all due diligence.”
For a not-yet-online CQ piece, Tim Starks reports that Feinstein’s Republican counterpart, Kit Bond (R-Mo.), says the GOP pullout comes in protest of Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to investigate torture in the now-defunct Bush-era CIA “enhanced interrogation” program:
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