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On the recordMay 8, 2018
These programs were, to the best of your understanding, approved by the Commander in Chief, legally approved by the Attorney General, and supported by the Director of the CIA?
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton asserts the legality and support for CIA programs during Haspel's tenure.

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