McConnell, Ryan Shoot Down Talk Of Re-Opening The Debate On Torture
Source: Talking Points Memo
By TIERNEY SNEED Published JANUARY 26, 2017, 10:39 AM EDT
PHILADELPHIA -- Republican Congressional leaders signaled Thursday they were not interested in re-opening the debate on torture, after a leaked draft of a Trump administration executive order suggested the White House was seeking to bring back so-called CIA "black sites" and launch a review of currently-banned torture tactics.
"Well, I think the director of the CIA has made it clear, he’s going to follow the law," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told reporters at the congressional GOP retreat in Philadelphia. "And I believe virtually all my members are comfortable with the state of the law on that issue.”
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) noted that torture is now illegal, adding, "We agree with it not being legal.”
The leaked White House draft called for a review of whether the the CIA should reinstate what is known as its "enhanced interrogation" program, in addition to examining re-opening the black sites, which were secret prisons where terror suspects were detained and tortured. The black sites were shut down by the Obama administration, which also imposed limits on tactics used to interrogate detainees.
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Actually sounds like he wants us to behead folks as well since he's saying we need to use ISIS' tactics. 
