You remember former CIA official Jose Rodriguez. He’s the guy at the center of the criminal investigation into the destruction of the CIA’s torture tapes. The videotapes, you’ll remember, documented interrogation techniques authorized by Justice Department lawyers and the White House on two detainees. CIA interrogators (and possibly contractors) waterboarded the two detainees and possibly exposed them to a range of other techniques, such as inducing hypothermia. The investigation is not focusing on the use of those techniques, though. The focus is the destruction of the tapes.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=178442