Congressmen from both sides of the aisle offered their thoughts on Tuesday’s CIA report release.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., took to Twitter to express his disproval of the report.
“Those who served us in aftermath of 9/11 deserve our thanks not one sided partisan Senate report that now places American lives in danger,” he tweeted Tuesday.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., supported the release of the CIA report, tweeting out: “Today, for the first time, the American people will learn the full truth about the torture that took place under the CIA.”
“Not only is torture wrong, but it doesn’t work,” Reid also tweeted, expressing hope that the report ensures “it will never happen again.”
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., countered the release of the report in a joint statement with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga, the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
“As we have both stated before, we are opposed to this study and believe it will present serious consequences for U.S. national security. Regardless of what one’s opinions may be on these issues, the study by Senate Democrats is an ideologically motivated and distorted recounting of historical events,” the statement said.
Mark Udall, Colorado’s Democrat Senator, tweeted that he was “proud to have led fight of accountability” and was gratified the “truth is out.”
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham called the timing of the release of the report “problematic given the growing threats we face.”
“I believe its release at this time is politically motivated. I have no doubts that it will create problems for our country and the men and women serving our nation around the globe,” the Republican said in a statement.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., called the investigation and subsequent report “an ugly chapter in American history.”
“Of course we must aggressively pursue international terrorists who would do us harm, but we must do so in a way that is consistent with the basic respect for human rights which makes us proud to be Americans,” he said in a statement.
The Senate Intelligence Committee voted in April to make the CIA report public, which was opposed by three Republicans on the panel. It was released in summary form Tuesday.
