'This is very disturbing’: WH pressured Hagel to step up pace of Gitmo releases [video]

Outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel admitted that he was under pressure from White House officials to step up the controversial releases of detainees from Gitmo:

In the Obama WH, politics trumps national security.
CNN: WH pressured Hagel to increase pace of transfers from Gitmo.http://t.co/FZWxCIZXqS

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 31, 2015

Hagel made the admission in an interview with CNN’s Barbara Starr:

Wow, this is very disturbing: Chuck Hagel Admits He Felt Pressure from the White House on Gitmo Detainess fro https://t.co/kpjADW3dkT #Iran

— Lulu (@upuouo) January 31, 2015

One of Obama’s campaign promises was to close Gitmo, and that’s one he seems determined to keep one way or another:

@BillKristol no longer even pretends to care about this country

— Maria Moreschi (@reebsta) January 31, 2015

https://twitter.com/Jarjarbug/status/561523960886489090

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