“I actually am aware that the broader intelligence community was heartened by that pick.”
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden said Sunday he was pleased with President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Mike Pompeo to lead the CIA. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY
When asked whether he thought Pompeo had enough experience, Hayden said he believes Pompeo — a Kansas congressman — has as much experience as Leon Panetta did when he assumed the post. [POLITICO]
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“The people who know him from the House intelligence committee have always said he was serious. He studied the issues. He was worth talking to.”
Hayden defended Pompeo’s remarks [about harsh interrogation tactics], saying it was “done within the law, done by people who did it reluctantly, not out of enthusiasm and it produced good intelligence for America.”
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