Gina Haspel Has the Experience to Run the C.I.A., and That May Be Her Biggest Problem
Friends and supporters said Ms. Haspel understood that she was in for a rough ride this week. Critics, however, are focused on the period after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when Ms. Haspel ran a secret “black site” C.I.A. The official said Ms. Haspel seemed completely comfortable with what was being done to the prisoners. Ms. Haspel left the meetings concerned that the administration might not vigorously defend her and that the C.I.A. Ms. Sanders seemed to obliquely confirm Monday that Ms. Haspel had briefly entertained second thoughts.
Source: New York Times May 08, 2018 00:33 UTC
