CIA director nominee wins key Democratic support, virtually assuring her confirmation
by Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2018
2 minutes
WASHINGTON - Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's nominee to run the CIA, is on track to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate after key Democrats announced their support Tuesday.
Her nomination has been deeply controversial because she once ran a secret prison in Thailand where detainees were waterboarded after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. That chapter in her 33-year career remains shrouded in mystery because officials
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