Trump: Waterboarding ‘Was Just Short Of Torture’

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During an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity that aired Thursday night, President Donald Trump insisted that waterboarding is not a big deal and that it is an effective interrogation technique.

“So, waterboarding used to be used because they said it really wasn’t torture,” Trump told Hannity. “It was the one step slightly below torture. That’s why waterboarding…”

Hannity jumped in to say, “That’s why it was legal.”

“I mean, torture is real torture, okay?” Trump continued. “Waterboarding is — I’m sure it’s not pleasant, but waterboarding was just short of torture.”

The President added that he has spoken to people who said “absolutely it works.”

Legal scholars and diplomats largely agree that waterboarding constitutes torture, and a Senate report on the CIA’s use of torture concluded that the techniques were not an effective way to get accurate information from terror suspects.

Trump told ABC News earlier in the week that he believes torture works but that he will leave the decision on whether to bring back torture to Defense Secretary Gen. James Mattis and CIA Director Mike Pompeo.

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  1. Right. Real torture starts when you show a photo Trump’s small penis, or even smaller inaugural crowd size.

  2. Avatar for jadez jadez says:

    the pretender…“look, i know more about torture than the generals, ask my wife …ahhh…well when i allow her out of our ny apt…you can ask her.”

  3. did Scammity relate his experience from when he volunteered to be water boarded because it was no big deal?

  4. Dubya: This makes me so happy.

  5. “Just short of torture”
    Until it happens to you .
    Then not so much.

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