Gina Haspel Says She Regrets the CIA’s Enhanced Interrogation Program

(WASHINGTON) — Amid an intensifying public debate on torture, President Donald Trump's pick to head the CIA on Tuesday said the harsh interrogation program the agency ran at black sites after the Sept. 11 attacks should not have been undertaken.

Gina Haspel's letter to the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee appeared aimed at shoring up support for her Senate confirmation.

"I have learned the hard lessons since 9/11," Haspel wrote.