Skip to content

Reid on Senate CIA Report: Torture ‘Got Us Nothing’

By JM Rieger and Niels Lesniewski and Steven T. Dennis

[jwp-video n=”1″]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid discussed the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on torture used by the CIA on the floor Tuesday, saying torture had no benefits and likening the report to the release of the Pentagon Papers and reports on Abu Ghraib and the Iran-Contra affair. “It got us nothing but a bad name,” Reid said. “What took place, the torture program, was not in keeping with our country.”

Recent Stories

CDC, public health preparedness nominees advance in Senate

Iran war powers resolution blocked in Senate as conflict heats up

IRS modernization bill approved by Senate panel

Capitol Lens | Speed dial

At the Races: Republicans on the ropes

Cornyn won’t ‘cave’ on Blanche, he says