Reid Statement On CIA Inspector General Report

Nevada Senator Harry Reid issued the following statement today after the release of the CIA Inspector General report on the hacking of Senate Intelligence Committee staff computers by CIA personnel:

"The CIA Inspector General's report describes actions by the CIA that are appalling and deeply threatening to our system of checks and balances. Congress has a constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight and the CIA's actions were an attempt to undermine that responsibility.

"What is even more disturbing is that the unauthorized CIA actions come in the context of the Senate's effort to complete a report of the CIA's interrogation program. The deeply troubling CIA actions show to what lengths some in the CIA are willing to stoop in order to prevent the report's release and to avoid accountability.

"The CIA is comprised of good men and women of integrity who sacrifice a great deal to protect our nation. The actions of a few risk tarnishing the work of many. The CIA's leadership must take action to address these misdeeds, restore its trust with Congress and ensure that this episode will never, ever be repeated."

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