“We have to fight fire with fire,” Trump told ABC in an interview aired Wednesday after The Associated Press and other news organizations obtained a copy of a draft executive order that signals sweeping changes to US interrogation and detention policy. The AP obtained the draft order from a US official, who said it had been distributed by the White House for consultations before Trump signs it. Trump spokesman Sean Spicer said the draft order was “not a White House document.”House Speaker Paul Ryan said it was his understanding that the draft order was written by someone who had earlier worked on the Trump transition team. Whatever changes to US interrogation and detention policy that Trump eventually proposes will face political, practical and statutory hurdles. Pompeo, Trump’s CIA director, said in his confirmation hearing that he would abide by all laws.

Source: Mint January 26, 2017 10:03 UTC