CIA Director Confirmation Day 4
1991-09-20T20:03:00-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMWUwXC8xOTkxMDkyMDIwMDMxOTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The committee heard testimony from a former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence on the fourth day of the confirmation hearings for Deputy National Security Adviser Robert Gates to become Director of Central Intelligence. Mr. Inman, who held the position of Deputy Director of Central Intelligence before Mr. Gates held the same position, endorsed Mr. Gates. While members of the committee have questioned how Mr. Gates, second in command of Central Intelligence during the activities known as the Iran-Contra affair, could not have known about the unfolding scandal, Mr. Inman said it was plausible that the former Director of Central Intelligence, William Casey, kept Mr. Gates uninformed on the Iran-Contra affair to protect Mr. Gates' future career. Mr. Inman also defended Mr. Gates' repeated pleas of forgetfulness concerning meetings, memos, and letters concerning the Iran-Contra affair, saying the position consisted of a non-stop flurry of memos, meetings, and letters.
The committee heard testimony from a former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence on the fourth day of the confirmation hearings for Deput… read more
The committee heard testimony from a former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence on the fourth day of the confirmation hearings for Deputy National Security Adviser Robert Gates to become Director of Central Intelligence. Mr. Inman, who held the position of Deputy Director of Central Intelligence before Mr. Gates held the same position, endorsed Mr. Gates. While members of the committee have questioned how Mr. Gates, second in command of Central Intelligence during the activities known as the Iran-Contra affair, could not have known about the unfolding scandal, Mr. Inman said it was plausible that the former Director of Central Intelligence, William Casey, kept Mr. Gates uninformed on the Iran-Contra affair to protect Mr. Gates' future career. Mr. Inman also defended Mr. Gates' repeated pleas of forgetfulness concerning meetings, memos, and letters concerning the Iran-Contra affair, saying the position consisted of a non-stop flurry of memos, meetings, and letters. close
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- John Moseman Director Senate Select Ethics Committee->Minority Staff
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