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White House Correspondents Challenge Press Secretary on what Obama Meant on CIA Interrogations

April 21, 2009 By WHC Insider

Remarks Suggest President is Open to an Investigation

April 21 — Press secretary Robert Gibbs faced persistent questioning from the White House press corps, which focused primarily on whether President Obama is now open to possibly holding former Bush administration officials — including the former president — accountable for CIA interrogation methods of suspected terrorists.

In response to reporters after his meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah earlier in the day, Obama said, “If and when there needs to be a further accounting of what took place during this period, I think for Congress to examine ways that it can be done in a bipartisan fashion, outside of the typical hearing process that can sometimes break down and break it entirely along party lines, to the extent that there are independent participants who are above reproach and have credibility, that would probably be a more sensible approach to take.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ABC, Bush administration, CBS, Chip Reid, Chuck Todd, Jake Tapper, Jordan, King Abdullah, NBC, Robert Gibbs, White House correspondents

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