April 26, 2017

Central Intelligence Agency General Counsel Confirmation Hearing

Courtney Simmons Elwood testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on her nomination to be general counsel for the Central Intelligence Agency.… read more

Courtney Simmons Elwood testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on her nomination to be general counsel for the Central Intelligence Agency. She pledged to provide the committee with any new information concerning the ongoing Russia investigation. Of enhanced interrogation techniques, Ms. Elwood said she would not follow an order by President Trump to restart the program calling it “a violation of the law.” Other topics included CIA covert operations, National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance capabilities, and incidental data collection. Ms. Elwood previously served as counsel to former President George W. Bush and deputy counsel to former Vice President Dick Cheney. close

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Program ID:: 427557-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: SD-106, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 26, 2017 | 10:09am EDT | C-SPAN.org
Last Aired:: May 02, 2017 | 3:39am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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