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The parade of falsehoods about CIA nominee Gina Haspel

By Tom Rogan

Published April 20, 2018 7:23pm ET

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The parade of falsehoods about CIA nominee Gina Haspel — CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel, who joined the CIA in 1985, has been chief of station at CIA outposts abroad. President Trump tweeted March 13 that he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the new secretary of state and that he would nominate Haspel to replace him. (CIA via AP) | (CIA via AP)

Updated at 10:31 p.m. on April 21

President Trump has picked agency veteran Gina Haspel to replace Mike Pompeo as CIA director. Her candidacy has the support of every CIA director in recent memory — including John Brennan and Mike Morrell — and the overwhelming majority of CIA employees.

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