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‘Getting back to Mr. Brennan, he had direct personal knowledge of the interrogation program that many have questioned Ms. Haspel about.’

‘If Mr. Brennan was confirmed despite his history at the CIA at a time when this program was being implemented, Ms. Haspel should be confirmed as well. And it's worth noting that Mr. Brennan himself agrees.’

WASHINGTON – Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence confirmation hearing on Gina Haspel to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and highlighted Democrats who voted for John Brennan’s nomination who are now disavowing Haspel. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. 

“She faced intense rounds of questioning, as I said, both in open session and behind closed doors, and I believe did so with patience, courtesy, and poise.”

“She defended her record against a series of false accusations.”

“Getting back to Mr. Brennan, he had direct personal knowledge of the interrogation program that many have questioned Ms. Haspel about.”

“If Mr. Brennan was confirmed despite his history at the CIA at a time when this program was being implemented, Ms. Haspel should be confirmed as well. And it's worth noting that Mr. Brennan himself agrees.”

“I appreciate her willingness and desire to serve in this new and never easy capacity, and I hope we can confirm her in short order so that she can get back to work and continue to do what she loves and help keep our nation safe."