Haspel's Senate Hearing for CIA Director Opens Wednesday
- By VOA News
U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Acting Director Gina Haspel, has been meeting with senators on Capitol Hill ahead of her confirmation hearing Wednesday. A controversial nominee because of her background in running a secret CIA detention center after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the White House is defending Haspel as the best person for the job. VOA's Jeff Custer reports from Washington.