Released Documents Revealed That Congress Was Briefed On The Interrogation Program

CIA Briefed 68 Lawmakers On Interrogation Program -- Yahoo News/Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CIA officials briefed at least 68 U.S. lawmakers between 2001 and 2007 on enhanced interrogation methods like simulated drowning that were being considered or used against captured al Qaeda members, according to declassified documents released on Tuesday.

The once-secret CIA papers, obtained in a lawsuit by the conservative legal foundation Judicial Watch, shed new light on which lawmakers knew the details of the controversial interrogation program and when.

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My Comment: Kudos to Judicial Watch for having these documents released. But I expect Congress to be silent on its contents.