Rand Paul in Trump campaign vs. Trump administration


On Homeland Security: Oppose Trump nominees who supported Iraq War or torture

Rand Paul is vowing to do everything he can to stop Mike Pompeo from becoming secretary of state, saying that Pompeo's earlier support for the Iraq war and defense of enhanced interrogation techniques--or "torture" in the view of Paul--is disqualifying. And the Kentucky senator indicated he may be willing to filibuster CIA director nominee Gina Haspel, who he says is "gleeful" in her defense of torture techniques.

Paul argued, "I'm perplexed by the nomination of people who love the Iraq War so much that they would advocate for a war with Iran next. President Trump campaigned [that] the unintended consequences of regime change in Iraq led to instability in the Middle East."

On Haspel's confirmation, Paul said Haspel's remarks about her time overseeing a CIA "black-ops" site disqualified her from the job of leading the intelligence agency. "My opposition to her is over her direct participation in interrogation and her gleeful enjoyment at the suffering of someone being tortured," Paul said.

Source: Politico.com on 2018 Trump Administration Mar 14, 2018

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