ormer acting director michael morell said she's capable, she has integrity. he cares deeply about the mission of the agency and the men and women of the agency and former acting director and deputy director john mclaughlin said if you're professional officer to head the agency i can't think of a better person than guinea. want to give her a fair, thorough hearing and we're very only will all not of the members of the senate see rest of us see and certainly even some of the people who have held that position, that gino is more than qualified to run the agency. >> sarah, if she's asked any regarding rest of us see enhan interrogation techniques that took place during herten you're c.i.a. that democrats say she was involved with, she can answer them fully in an open hearing, is that your position? >> i'll let her address those come.ons as they but as we've said we think all of the issues surrounding her ecord, her experience, will be brought up, and we're fully confident in her ability to answer those questions. steve? >> yes, sarah. moscow wasrettien in inaugur

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michael morell is the former acting director of the cia and a cbs news national security specialist.> these guys have an understanding of what's happened to isis post caliphate, where the senior leaders are in general, what their plans might be going forward. >> reporter: u.s. officials say isis leadership has been decimated through air strikes and ground operations, but al baghdadi is believed to still be operating on the border between syria and iraq. u.s. officials and iraqis are after al baghdadi. >> it would be a symbol of the defeat of isis and he's a galvanizing force holding the group together. if he went away, it would splinter apart. >> reporter: u.s. officials also view al baghdadi as a tletd because over the last few years he has inspired attacks here in the u.s. for example, in 2015 in the san bernardino attack which killed 14, the shooters pledge their allegiance to the isis leader. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >>> well, coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with former twitter ceo dick costolo about the dark side of social media and potential regulations. >

. >> michael morell who supported hillary clinton the last election cleared you of any wrongdoing in that cable. >> he did. >> as did the investigation by the office of special counsel and office of the inspector general? >> that investigation was closed without charges for mr. rodriguez or anyone. >> would holding you responsible for drafting a cable at your boss' direction make any more sense than holding a senate speech writer responsible for the boring speeches senators give on the senate floor? >> senator, i will defer to you. >> i would submit that it does not. finally, there is a lot of talk about policy guidance and that there was some awareness by mr. rodriguez that higher officials in the government who were political appointees had qualms or expressed reservations. i would say that's another way for which politicians don't want to take responsibilities when they are placed in certain positions whether they are elected or appointed and give the answers that they are responsible for giving yes or no and take the chips to fall where they may. >> senator's time has expired. se

. >> michael morell who supported hillary clinton in the last election cleared you of any wrongdoing in drafting that cable? >> he do. >> bill: as did an investigation by the office of special counsel and the office of the inspector general? >> that investigation was closed without charges for mr. rodriguez or anyone. >> would holding you responsible for drafting a cable at your boss's direction than holding a senate speech writing blame the boring speeches senators give on the senate floor? >> i'll refer to you. >> it does not. there is a lot of talk about policy guidance and some awareness by mr. rodriguez that higher officials in the government who were political appointees had qualms or expressed reservations. i would say that's another way for which politicians don't want to take responsibilities when they're placed in certain positions whether they're elected or appointed and give the answers that they are responsible for giving yes or no and take the chips fall where they may. >> time has expired. senator harris. >> thank you. so let's just be clear, this hearing is not about

when you have john brennan and jim klapper and michael morel supporting her nomination, it just goes to show you that any democrat who is not seized with blind hatred of the president recognized that gina is probably the most qualified nominee we have ever had to be the director of the cia. >> martha: senator tom cotton, always good to see you, sir. as the senator just said, gina haspel has been with the cia since 1985. she has served under six presidents and senator cotton argues in many democrats as well she is eminently qualified. she would be the first woman to run the central intelligence agency, a post held by 24 men including george h.w. bush, john foster dulles and bob gates. so take a look at some of the questioning today. >> the cia selectively declassified only small pieces of information to bolster your nomination. while keeping damaging information under wraps. >> what i believe sitting here today is that i support the higher moral standard we have decided to hold ourselves to. >> would you please answer the question? >> i think i've answer the question. >> know you have

. >> michael morel, who supported hillary clinton the last election cleared you of any wrong doing in drafting that cable? >> he did. >> as did the investigation by the office of special counsel and the office of the in respect general? >> that investigation was closed without charges for mr. rodriguez or anything. >> would holding do you responsible for drafting a cable at your direction make any more sense than holding a senator speech writer responsible for boring speeches on the floor? >> i would submit that to you. >> i would say it does not. there was some mention by mr. rodriguez that higher officials in the government had qualms. or expressed vezer -- rez ir vagss. i would say that's another way for which politicians don't want to take responsibilities when they're placed in certain responsibles when they're elected and give the answers they're responsible for giving. yes or no and take the chips to fall where they may? >> time's expired. senator harris. >> thank you. so let's just be clear. this hearing is not about the incredible importance of the service and sacrifice of th

. >> michael morel who supported hillary clinton in the last election cleared you of any wrongdoing in directing that cable? >> he did. >> as did an investigation by the office of special counsel and the office of the inspector general? >> that investigation was closed without charges for mr. rodriguez or anyone. >> withholding you responsible make any more sense than holding a senate speechwriter with the boring speeches senators give on the senate floor? >> senator, i'll defer to you. >> i will submit that it does not. >> finally, there's a lot of talk about policy guidance and there was somawareness by mr. rodriguez, who were political appointees had qualms or expressed reservations. i would say that's another way for which politicians don't want to take responsibilities when they're elected or appointed and give the answers that they are responsible for giving, yes or no, and take the chips that fall where they may. >> the senator's time has expired. >> thank you. >> let's just be clear, this hearing is not about the incredible importance of the service and sacrifice of the men and

michael morell said she is capable, she has integrity, some he cares deeply about the mission of thelt agenomen of the . and lastly john mclaughlin said if you were picking a professional officer to he had will the agency, i can't think of a better person than gina. waen we want her to get a fair and thorough hearing and we're confident that not only will all of the members of the senate see what the rest of us see and certainly even some of the people that have held that position see, that gina is more than qualified to lead the agency. >> so if she is asked any questions regarding enhanced interrogation techniques that took place during her tenure at the cia, that democrats say that she was involved with, she can answer them fully in an open hearing, is that your position? >> i'll let her address those he questions as they come, but we think all the issues surrounding her record and experience will be brought up and we're fully confident in her ability to answer though questise question. >> president putin was inaugurated today for a new six year term. over the weekend, we saw poli

. >>> we've known michael morell for his more than 30 years with the cia as deputy director and acting matters. he talks to leading voices in national security. they tackle issues like counterterrorism, cyber security and negotiating with adversaries and what lessons these experts learned through their years. >> the new episode of the first season is out today and features his conversation with michael hayden former director of the national security agency. the podcast is produced by cbs news and was initially done with the cyber brief website. michael, good morning. >> good morning. >> on the podcast, you tell all the secrets you couldn't tell while at the cia? what are you hoping to achieve with the podcast? >> what we do is have a place where you can discuss national security issues where there are no politics. it used to be true that politics ended at the nation's shores and that politics didn't get involved in national security issues. that's not true anymore. we want to have a place where you can talk about those issues where there are differing views. people aren't scoring polit

to michael morell supported hillary clinton the last election, cleared you of any wrongdoing in that cable. >> he did. >> as well as the office of -- for holding you responsible for the cable -- would this make any more sense than holding recordings for the boring speeches on the senate floor. >> senator, i will defer to you. >> i would submit it does not. finally, there's a lot of talk about policy guidance and there was some understanding by mr. rodriguez that some had expressed reservations. i would say that's another way for which politicians don't want to take responsibilities when they are placed in certain positions whether elected or appointed in giving answers that they are responsible for giving, yes or no, and take the fall -- and let the chips fall where they may. >> your time has expired. >> thank you. to let's be clear, this hearing is not about the incredible importance of the service and sacrifice of the men and women of the cia. that's not what this hearing is about. 's hearing is not about the importance of the agency's mission. i wholeheartedly support both. this h

i mentioned yesterday the declassified 2011 michael morell memo which exonerates ms. haspel from this allegation she somehow played a part in destroying videotapes of enhanced interrogation. in the memo, morell, who was then acting director of the c.i.a., found no fault with miss haspel's performance and he indicated she acted appropriately in her role as related to carrying out her supervisors' orders. again, she was not the one who actually destroyed the tapes but rather acted at her supervisors' instructions to draft a cable which she expected to be vetted with the appropriate authorities and policymakers within the c.i.a. structure. mr. morell himself added a statement following the memo's release that ms. haspel did not destroy the enhanced interrogation techniques used on detainees. he said she did not oversee their destruction and she did not order their destruction. nevertheless, i bet you're going to hear a lot about this at tomorrow's hearing before the senate intelligence committee. and it's unfair to focus on an isolated event in an attempt to try to sugge

because obama era intelligence officials like john brennan and jim clapper and leon panetta and michael morellou say she is getting opposition on capitol hill from the democrats is simply because donald trump nominated her? >> i don't see how else you could explain it, steve. when john brennan and jim clapper, the director of the cia and director of national intelligence for barack obama don't just support gina but actively and openly advocate for her, on what possible grounds are the senate democrats opposing her? other than the fact that donald trump nominated her. steve: nod your head one way or the other, will she be approved by the senate? >> she will get a bipartisan vote by the senate intelligence committee. she will have a bipartisan vote by the senate. she will be the next cia director. steve: good to know. tom cotton, great senator from the state of arkansas. meanwhile, this is a fox news alert. democrats slamming president trump's decision to tear up the iran deal. saying it defies comprehension. john bolton will join us live next. (ch(baby crying)eat) ♪ fly me to the moon ♪ and let