16.03.2018 - 12:53 [ Washington Post ]

Feinstein calls on CIA to declassify documents detailing Haspel’s ties to torture program

Haspel, who if confirmed would be the first woman to lead the agency, is a longtime CIA employee. During her tenure, she was in charge of a “black site” prison — a facility where detainees were interrogated using methods such as waterboarding. She also was among those officials involved in the decision to destroy video of interrogation sessions.