CIA/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The fate of President Donald Trump’s CIA nominee hinges on how well she fields tough questions Wednesday [5-9-18] from senators who want details of her time running a covert detention site where terror suspects were brutally interrogated after 9/11 and an explanation for why she wanted videos of the sessions destroyed. Gina Haspel, a 61-year-old career undercover spy who is currently acting CIA director, has been practicing her answers at mock confirmation hearings with former top intelligence officials. Many of them praise her 33-year tenure at the agency in foreign and domestic assignments, and she received glowing endorsements from Republican senators on the eve of the hearing.”
-Deb Riechmann, “Fate of Trump’s CIA pick hinges on answers to hard questions,” The Associated Press, May 8, 2018 3:20 pm