By — Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Deb Riechmann, Associated Press By — Kevin Freking, Associated Press Kevin Freking, Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/haspel-says-she-would-oppose-any-order-she-felt-immoral Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Haspel says she would oppose any presidential order she felt was immoral Politics Updated on May 9, 2018 12:05 PM EDT — Published on May 9, 2018 11:33 AM EDT Gina Haspel — who’s been nominated to be CIA director — says she wouldn’t put in place any presidential order that she thought was immoral, even if it was technically legal. READ NEXT: White House defends CIA pick Haspel A Senate committee is holding a hearing on Haspel’s nomination, and Virginia Democrat Mark Warner asked whether she’d carry out any order from President Donald Trump that she found morally objectionable. Haspel said she wouldn’t. She’s pledged not to restart the CIA’s now defunct detention and interrogation program, even though Trump has said he supports harsh interrogation tactics such as waterboarding. Haspel said she doesn’t believe Trump would ask her to resume waterboarding. She said her “moral compass is strong” and that the CIA must undertake activities consistent with American values. By — Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Deb Riechmann, Associated Press By — Kevin Freking, Associated Press Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Gina Haspel — who’s been nominated to be CIA director — says she wouldn’t put in place any presidential order that she thought was immoral, even if it was technically legal. READ NEXT: White House defends CIA pick Haspel A Senate committee is holding a hearing on Haspel’s nomination, and Virginia Democrat Mark Warner asked whether she’d carry out any order from President Donald Trump that she found morally objectionable. Haspel said she wouldn’t. She’s pledged not to restart the CIA’s now defunct detention and interrogation program, even though Trump has said he supports harsh interrogation tactics such as waterboarding. Haspel said she doesn’t believe Trump would ask her to resume waterboarding. She said her “moral compass is strong” and that the CIA must undertake activities consistent with American values.