When asked about the effectiveness of waterboarding, Trump said he "absolutely" believes it works, but would defer to his CIA and Pentagon chiefs advice on whether to reinstate the harsh interrogation techniques widely seen as torture. Does torture work? However, denying the media reports, the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that the said draft was not a White House document. I have no idea where it came from, but it is not a White House document," Spicer told reporters at his daily news conference. Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy asked the Trump administration to denounce the draft if it did not originate at the White House.

Source: India Today January 26, 2017 10:42 UTC