CIA Says It Policed Its Interrogators, Referred 20 Cases Of Wrongdoing

BuzzFeed - Internal efforts by the CIA to police its controversial interrogation program will be a key part of defense against Senate report detailing alleged abuses. Jason Reed / Reuters / Reuters WASHINGTON — A former CIA official said on Monday that the agency actively policed its controversial Bush-era "enhanced interrogation program," making 20 criminal referrals involving interrogators to the to the Department of Justice for review. With the Senate expected to release a scathing report on the program Tuesday morning, former officials and defenders of the program are ramping up a major defense of their actions, and the self-policing appears to be a key part of that effort. "I know the CIA sent 20 referrals to the Department of Justice for their consideration," former CIA spokesman Bill Harlow told BuzzFeed News Monday. "Was it run perfectly? No, there were mistakes made … Was it generally well run? Yes." Harlow is coordinating the defense of the interrogation program along wit