The Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) disclosed in a letter to Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) that it is investigating the “circumstances surrounding” the production of memos authorizing the CIA to use harsh interrogation methods such as waterboarding during the interrogation of terrorist suspects. The OPR is also investigating the DOJ’s authorization of the Bush administration’s warrantless surveillance program. (Washington Post)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=178350