US Begins Disclosing CIA Interview Reports From Scrutiny of Post-9/11 Torture

US begins disclosing CIA interview reports from scrutiny of post-9/11 torture

WASHINGTON — A former CIA station chief who in 2005 pushed to destroy videotapes of terrorism detainees being tortured at a secret overseas prison later told the FBI that he “did not want to leave a mess” for his successor, and viewed himself as “cleaning up multiple loose ends,” newly declassified documents show.

U.S. begins disclosing CIA reports from scrutiny of post-9/11 torture

The interview notes were the first tranche to be released, chipping away at a wall of secrecy around Durham’s investigative files.

CIA Torture, Records Emerge From Investigation Closed Without Charges

Nearly 20 years after the CIA destroyed videotapes of its interrogations, records are beginning to emerge from the criminal investigation