Company Man with John Rizzo

The black letter law and articles discussed in this episode: CIA “Enhanced Interrogation Technique” program Senate report on torture: https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/senate-intelligence-committee-study-on-cia-detention-and-interrogation-program CIA fact sheet: https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements/2014-press-releases-statements/cia-fact-sheet-ssci-study-on-detention-interrogation-program.html Human Rights Watch FAQ: https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/resource/senate-report-cia-torture-frequently-asked-questions Destruction of tapes https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/washington/03web-intel.html Attorney Generals Act and OLC advice to agency heads https://www.justice.gov/olc/best-practices-olc-legal-advice-and-written-opinions “Torture Memos” from the Justice Department OLC https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//NSAEBB/NSAEBB127/02.08.01.pdf https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//NSAEBB/NSAEBB127/020801.pdf Memo to John Rizzo: http://cdm266901.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p266901coll4/id/1912 https://www.aclu.org/files/pdfs/safefree/yoo_army_torture_memo.pdf 18 USC 2340, the definition of “torture” https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2340 Scooter Libby pardon https://www.justice.gov/pardon/page/file/1052911/download John Rizzo is senior counsel at Steptoe & Johnson https://www.steptoe.com/en/lawyers/john-rizzo.html His book is “Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA” https://www.amazon.com/Company-Man-Thirty-Controversy-Crisis/dp/1451673930