Democrats have said they are concerned with her role in the agency’s detention and interrogation program and her involvement in the destruction of interrogation videotapes. It was not immediately clear what Mr. Trump meant by highlighting in his tweet that Ms. Haspel is a woman. Ms. Haspel’s offer to withdraw was first reported on Sunday by The Washington Post. Ms. Haspel was embroiled in another dark chapter in the C.I.A.’s interrogation program — one that is likely to resurface during her confirmation hearing. For the White House, Ms. Haspel’s confirmation comes on the heels of a tougher-than-expected confirmation for Mike Pompeo, the former C.I.A.

Source: New York Times May 06, 2018 22:41 UTC