According to a McClatchy report, the CIA used interrogation methods that had not been approved by the Justice Department.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent wire/news sources (Reuters, RIA Novosti, Press TV, PBS/AP) citing the same McClatchy scoop about the Senate Intelligence Committee torture report; later substantiated by the declassified executive summary in December 2014. [tier=silver indep_score=0.833 clusters=3 claim_tier=exceptional]
Sources
- The Senate Torture Report and Investigative Journalism (seed:military_and_intelligence)
- https://www.aol.com/article/2014/04/11/cias-harsh-interrogations-exceeded-legal-authority/20867734/ (corroboration)
- https://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/library/news/2014/intell-140411-rianovosti01.htm (corroboration)
- https://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/library/news/2014/intell-140411-presstv01.htm (corroboration)
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/leaked-documents-show-cia-misled-bush-administration-brutal-enhanced-interrogation-techniques (corroboration)