The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, is set to give a rare public press conference at 1:30 p.m. EST today to defend the agency from accusations levied in the Senate’s just released report on interrogation techniques.
But right now press secretary Josh Earnest is answering questions on just what might come up at the presser as well as offering a strong defense of the director. Some excerpts and reaction:
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Unknowable whether [CIA torture tactics] necessary to gain a specific piece of info that could've been gained through other means.~@PressSec
— Kyla Campbell (@KylaCampbellDC) December 11, 2014
@PressSec "moral authority" only goes so far when you have people jumping out of building b/c those without morals few 2 F-planes into it!
— Susan Reaney (@SSReaney) December 11, 2014
WH @PressSec: #Obama has full confidence in #CIA's Brennan, wakes up every morning pleased that Brennan helps protect America. @euronews
— Stefan Grobe (@StefanGrobe1) December 11, 2014
CIA chief John Brennan is a "patriot" who has the "full confidence" of President Obama, Earnest says.
— Fred Lucas (@FredLucasWH) December 11, 2014
#Torture WH stands with CIA & Brennan calling him a "professional & a patriot" Shame on u @BarackObama
— Ronald Domont (@RonaldDomont) December 11, 2014
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Earnest’s defense of Director Brennan stands in stark contrast to Sen. Udall’s accusation yesterday that Brennan was lying to the country and should be fired:
Tweeters wonder if Sen. Mark 'Uterus' Udall focused too much on abortion as he rips Obama, CIA on 'torture' http://t.co/72i7QI1MYx
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 10, 2014
Stay tuned.
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