Speaker Accuses CIA of Lying

Speaker Accuses CIA of Lying May 14, 2009, 12:17 p.m. By Tory Newmyer Roll Call Staff

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pushed back hard against the controversy over what she knew, and when, about harsh Bush-era interrogation techniques by accusing the CIA of lying to her in a classified briefing on the matter in September 2002.

“At every step of the way, the administration was misleading the Congress. And that is the issue,” Pelosi told reporters Thursday.

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Meanwhile, Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), the ranking member on the Intelligence Committee, immediately derided Pelosi’s statements. “What is this, like version 3.0 from Nancy’s perspective of what happened in that meeting?” he asked.

Hoekstra said Pelosi’s allegations about the CIA are serious, calling it “a very, very serious charge. I’m not a lawyer, but I would expect that Congress would treat that as a crime.” 2009 © Roll Call Inc. All rights reserved.

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