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This March 21, 2017, photo provided by the CIA, shows CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel. A former top U.S. intelligence official says President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next CIA director was cleared of wrongdoing years ago in the destruction of 92 videotapes showing terror suspects being subjected to waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques. The Associated Press has obtained a declassified memo that the CIA gave to Congress April 20, to counter opposition Gina Haspel faces from Democrats and liberal groups concerned about her role in the destruction of the tapes in 2005 and her overall role in the interrogation program. (CIA via AP)

Probe cleared Haspel in destruction of waterboarding tapes

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo pauses while speaking during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Secretary of State, Thursday, April 12, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Former Obama officials blast Mike Pompeo in social-media ads

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: AP source: Pompeo, Kim discussed held Americans

Associated Press

In this April 12, 2018, photo, Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo speaks during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his confirmation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pompeo, is facing so much opposition from Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the panel could be forced to take the unusual step of sending the nominee to the full Senate without a favorable recommendation. He’s still expected to have enough votes in the full Senate to replace Rex Tillerson, who was fired by Trump. But his confirmation may come down to a handful of senators.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate panel divided over Pompeo for secretary of state

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

A South Korean army soldier passes by a TV screen showing file footage of CIA Director Mike Pompeo, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Pompeo recently traveled to North Korea to meet with leader Kim Jong Un, a highly unusual, secret visit undertaken as the enemy nations prepare for a meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The signs read: &quot; Mike Pompeo meets with Kim Jong Un.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Mike Pompeo’s role in North Korea talks could help confirmation battle in Senate

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Trump formally nominates Gina Haspel to be next CIA director

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this April 12, 2018, photo, Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo speaks during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his confirmation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pompeo, is facing so much opposition from Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the panel could be forced to take the unusual step of sending the nominee to the full Senate without a favorable recommendation. He’s still expected to have enough votes in the full Senate to replace Rex Tillerson, who was fired by Trump. But his confirmation may come down to a handful of senators.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pompeo nomination hits turbulence ahead of Senate vote

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Sen. Angus King, Maine independent. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Angus King still unsure whether he’ll support Mike Pompeo as secretary of state

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

The Latest: Valerie Plame denounces potential Libby pardon

Associated Press

Then-CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 16, 2016, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Islamic State. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Former CIA chief Brennan says Trump’s presidency is ‘collapsing’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this April 9, 2018, photo, Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo leaves a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Outgoing CIA Director Pompeo will tell senators weighing his confirmation as secretary of state that years of soft U.S. policy toward Russia are “now over.” That’s according to excerpts of his opening statement obtained by The Associated Press ahead of his Senate hearing on April 12. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Pompeo says humans ‘likely’ nudge climate change

Associated Press

CIA Director Mike Pompeo, picked to be the next secretary of state, listens during his introductions before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Secretary of State, Thursday, April 12, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pompeo's remarks will be the first chance for lawmakers and the public to hear directly from the former Kansas congressman about his approach to diplomacy and the role of the State Department, should he be confirmed to lead it. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., Ranking Member Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds Pompeo's confirmation hearing Thursday.

Mike Pompeo says he talked with Mueller probe

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this April 9, 2018, photo, Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo leaves a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Outgoing CIA Director Pompeo will tell senators weighing his confirmation as secretary of state that years of soft U.S. policy toward Russia are “now over.” That’s according to excerpts of his opening statement obtained by The Associated Press ahead of his Senate hearing on April 12. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pompeo defends Trump on Russia, won’t talk about Mueller

By JOSH LEDERMAN and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘False Flag’ by F.W. Rustmann Jr.

By Joseph C. Goulden

This March 21, 2017, photo provided by the CIA, shows CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel. The news organization ProPublica corrected a story about President Trump's choice as the next CIA director and the waterboarding of a detainee the year after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Other organizations, including the Associated Press, have issued done the same, illustrating the murkiness of reporting on the behavior of official actions by public servants whose work remains in the shadows. (CIA via AP)

Gina Haspel, Trump’s CIA pick, backed by top former U.S. intelligence officials

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

This March 21, 2017, photo provided by the CIA, shows CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel, who is currently under consideration to replace Mike Pompeo as director of the intelligence agency. (CIA via AP)

Gina Haspel CIA experience a help and a hindrance

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Then-CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 16, 2016, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Islamic State. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John Brennan’s anti-Donald Trump tweets scream ‘Deep State!’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Quantum Spy’ by David Ignatius

By Paul Davis

This March 21, 2017, photo provided by the CIA, shows CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel. Haspel, who joined the CIA in 1985, has been chief of station at CIA outposts abroad. President Donald Trump tweeted March 13, 2018, that he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the new secretary of state and that he would nominate Haspel to replace him. She has extensive overseas experience, including several stints as chief of station at outposts abroad.(CIA via AP)

CIA offers peek into life of Trump’s nominee to lead agency

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Then-CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 16, 2016, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Islamic State. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John Brennan blasts Donald Trump over Andrew McCabe firing

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times