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On the recordMay 12, 2009
I think this administration's policy, at least through the CIA Director's sworn testimony, is that they would reserve unto themselves the ability to brief the Commander-in-Chief about a high-value target.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin discusses the CIA Director's role in briefing the President on interrogation techniques.

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