Sen. Mark Udall on torture report: 'The CIA is lying'

Sen. Mark Udall on torture report: 'The CIA is lying'
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Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) on Wednesday blasted the CIA for misleading lawmakers investigating the agency's use of torture under former President George W. Bush.

Citing details from a classified 2011 document not contained in the Senate's CIA torture report, Udall said there was clear evidence the CIA was still being dishonest about its interrogation program. And he called on President Obama to "purge" the CIA of everyone linked to torture.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.