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Trump Picks Torture Memo Author for Deputy Transportation Secretary

Two decades ago, while serving in President George W. Bush’s Justice Department, Steven Bradbury wrote a series of memos justifying waterboarding that former Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) called “permission slips for torture.” Now, Bradbury is Donald Trump’s nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary. When it comes to writing about why the United States can torture, Bradbury […]

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