Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) cracked a joke about waterboarding during the confirmation hearing Thursday of John Brennan, President Obama’s nominee to run the CIA.
“I will be brief because I notice you are on your fourth glass of water and I do not want to be accused of waterboarding you,” Burr said, as he began questioning Brennan.
“That’s a good one,” another senator responded.
The use of waterboarding and whether it constitutes torture had already come up several times during the hearing.
Watch:
Planned Parenthood is leaving the federal government’s Title X program, which funds family planning services for low-income people, due to…
Following the ousters of the Homeland Security secretary and Secret Service director, and the withdrawal of the would-be ICE director’s…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Monday called for ousted Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles to testify before…
Nielsen: "I just want to thank the President, again." pic.twitter.com/5m8WSU9Xej — TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) April 8, 2019
