Obama adviser Jarrett says nothing new contained in Bush-era torture memos
By APSunday, April 26, 2009
White House adviser: Memos are not new
WASHINGTON — A White House adviser claims there’s nothing in those newly released interrogation memos that the American people didn’t already know about.
Top presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett says the Obama administration released Bush-era documents so the country could move forward. The memos detailed simulated drowning tactic and other harsh techniques on a captured suspected al-Qaida leader, Abu Zubayda.
Jarrett says Obama says it’s up to the attorney general to determine who — if anyone — would be prosecuted.
Jarrett appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” program.
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