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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

      You can follow along the hearing here https://www.c-span.org/video/?444988-1/cia-director-nominee-gina-haspel-testifies-confirmation-hearing&live … or here https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/open-hearing-nomination-gina-haspel-be-director-central-intelligence-agency …

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    2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

      Burr starts by telling people to get their loud protests out of the way early so he can have them removed.

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    3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

      Burr: This hearing's about, ... This hearing's not about long-shuttered programs. It's about Haspel.

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    4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

      "You have acted morally, ethically, and legally over a 30 year career."

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    5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

      Burr talking about how Haspel's supervisors said nice things about her. Genius statement! People who don't have good personnel reviews don't get promoted up the ranks of a bureaucracy.

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    6. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

      Feinstein sends Burr a note about something as soon as he finishes speaking.

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    7. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

      Warner now raising concerns about someone who participated in RDI being head.

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    8. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

      Warner: In your own view of RDI should the govt ever permit detainees to be treated as they were treated in RDI program. Was that program consistent with American values?

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    9. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

      Warner asks Haspel how she works with Trump and whether she can speak truth. "Will you be in the room when it matters and will the President listen to you?"

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    10. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

      Warner asks her to back both the SSCI and Mueller investigation, which is going to (possibly designed to) get her in trouble with Trump.

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

      Saxby Chambliss, who backed a whole slew of policies that hurt women when he was Senator (including blaming sexual assault on hormones), talking about how nifty it is a woman will lead CIA.https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-fringe-factor-women-dont-want-equal-pay-laws …

      6:58 AM - 9 May 2018
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      • Mouthy Bitch Elliott Vanskike Janet Patti Muller Sgt Pinback Derrell Durrett Jack'o Hell Virus Casey Green Rüya constitution is in writing for a reason
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        2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

          Saxby suggests that not making Haspel D/CIA would amount to punishing her for stuff that was approved. That misses the point: there are other people who didn't torture who are also qualified.

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        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

          Saxby repeats again that Haspel will be first female D/CIA.

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        4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

          Evan: My father, Birch Bayh Let me finish that for you, Evan, your father, Birch Bayh, was a much more noble man than you are.

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        5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

          "Who can forget the twin towers falling,... throughout it all this committee was an oasis of bipartisanship, no Democrats, no Republicans, just Americans." Delivered in this creepy voice. Ick ick ick.

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        6. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

          When they say Haspel is the most qualified person to have this job are they comparing her with Dulles, Colby, and Helms, or are they just making a distinction between DCI and D/CIA?

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        7. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

          Note, another oddity abt this hearing: Haspel introduced by former committee members, not by a home state senator (I think).

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        8. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel May 9

          Haspel's second invocation of Mike Pompeo (his wife is in attendance).

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