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On the recordOctober 31, 2023
Then, not long after that, the torture program came along, again supported by OLC opinions--in this case, so bad that the Department actually turned around and withdrew the opinions.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse discusses the OLC's role in supporting a torture program and subsequent withdrawal of opinions.

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