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President Trump s pick to lead the CIA,Gina Hapsel, reportedly offered to withdraw her nomination after a White House meeting focusing on her past role in interrogation programs, according to the Washington Post.The Post, citing four senior U.S. officials, reports that Haspel had advised the White House she would withdraw to avoid a potentially harsh confirmation hearing, which is set for Wednesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee.Officials told the Post she didn t want to risk damaging the reputation of the CIA and herself in the process.One official, the Post writes, said that Haspel reportedly said that she didn t want to be the next Ronny Jackson, referring to Mr. Trump s failed nominee for Veterans Affairs secretary who withdrew his nomination amid allegations of misconduct while serving in the White House medical unit. stanley cup However, CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton reports that a source close to the matter s botella stanley aid that Haspel s nomination is going forward. An administration official also told CBS News that her nomination remains stanley kubek on track.A CIA spokesperson said in a statement to CBS News, Those who know the true Gina Haspel -- who worked with her, who served with her, who helped her confront terrorism, Russia and countless other threats to our nation -- they almost uniformly support her. The statement added, That is true for people who disagree about nearly everything else. There is a reason for that. Yxlm GOP senator: Holiday season is a reminder of freedom of religion
The CIA s independent watchdog is investigating fewer than 10 cases whe stanley quencher re terror suspects may have been mistakenly swept away to foreign countries by the spy agency, a figure lower than published reports but enough to raise some concerns.After the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush gave the CIA author stanley thermoskannen ity to conduct the now-controversial operations, called renditions, and permitted the agency to act without case-by-case approval from the White House or other administration offices.The highly classified practice involves grabbing terror suspects off the street of one stanley spain country and flying them to their home country or another where they are wanted for a crime or questioning. Some 100 to 150 people have been snatched up since 9/11. Government officials say the action is reserved for those considered by the CIA to be the most serious terror suspects.Bush has said that these transfers to other countries mdash; with assurances the terror suspects won t be tortured mdash; are a way to protect the United States and its allies from attack. That was the charge we have been given, he said in March. But some operations are being questioned.The CIA s inspector general, John Helgerson, is looking into fewer than 10 cases of potentially erroneous renditions, according to a current intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigations are classified. Others in the agency believe it to be much fewe