Pelosi denies lying about waterboarding

Published May 2, 2012 4:00am ET



House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reiterated that she never received a briefing on waterboarding, contrary to the former CIA counterterrorism head who says he personally briefed her on the interrogation techniques.

“This is once again totally false,” Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill told The Washington Examiner.  “The independent CIA Inspector General conducted a review and the findings are consistent with what Leader Pelosi has maintained all along.” 

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