1/10/2017

CABINET/DHS/JOHN KELLY: "[John] Kelly agreed with McCain that waterboarding should continue to be prohibited and that the Geneva Conventions should be followed. 'I don't think we should ever come close to crossing a line that is beyond what we as Americans would expect to follow in terms of interrogation techniques,' Kelly said. During the campaign, Trump pledged that he would bring back the controversial form of torture in order to fight terrorism."

 – “Homeland Security Pick Kelly Splits With Trump Over Immigration, Torture,” NPR.com, Jan 10, 2017, Jessica Taylor and Brian Naylor, 1/10/2017

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