Senator Balks at CIA Inspector General Nominee Over Torture Report

Christopher Sharpley testifies at his nomination hearing.

The Trump administration’s nominee for CIA inspector general faced tough questions from lawmakers over his handling of whistleblower complaints, and his handling of a classified Senate document on allegations of torture by the agency.

The CIA’s agency’s acting inspector general Christopher Sharpley was grilled about three outstanding whistleblower allegations against him alleged by a nonprofit government oversight group – charges he denied in his Tuesday confirmation hearing.

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