Mitch McConnell on Fox News Sunday:
“Well, we know there’s a dispute about — between the speaker and the CIA over what she knew and when she knew it. What we know also — what we know for sure is that the CIA and our armed forces have kept us safe since 9/11. They’ve done a great job. And I think we should be applauding not only their efforts but the efforts of the armed forces. With regard to your direct question about how to get at it, we have intelligence committees in the House and the Senate. They are good at having these kinds of inquiries. My own view is what is the point in going back and trying to figure out who knew what when. I think we know a good deal about this already.”
• “[T]he response of the CIA director was pretty specific. “Our contemporaneous records from September 2002 indicate that CIA employees briefed truthfully on the interrogation of Abu Zubaydah, describing the enhanced techniques that had been employed.” I mean, we know what the CIA believes. And the speaker apparently disagrees with them. And I think the best way to resolve the dispute, if it’s to be resolved, is through the intelligence committees.”
Republican Leader
Mitch McConnell