Maybe it was all a big misunderstanding.
Yesterday, The New York Times reported that the White House and Justice Department had advised against destroying the interrogation videotapes of — but CIA officials said that advice was less than direct (of the “probably wouldn’t be a good idea” variety). As Newsweek reports, that seems to have been the pattern for CIA, White House, and Justice Department officials who failed to unequivocally direct that the tapes be preserved. (For those who haven’t already, check out our monster timeline telling the tale of the tapes.)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=179195