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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What was illegal about destroying those tapes? [/quote]

18 USC 1519 - Destruction of Evidence

It's a federal crime to destroy or tamper with evidence.  Those tapes were evidence of a crime.  Torture is illegal under US law - 18 USC 2340.  The US also signed and ratified the UN Convertion against Torture.  And the US Constitution's 8th Amendment prohibts "cruel and unusual punishment".

BTW, 18 USC 2340 (Torture) subjects perpetrators to a fine and/or up to 20 years in prison, except where the victim died as a result of torture, in which case, the perpetrator may be subject to life in prison or a death sentence.  One can also be charged for conspiracy under this statute, thus sweeping many more CIA and other administration officials into potentially being charged.

And the Torture Victim Prevention Act allows victims to sue perpetrators in US court, potentially exposing people like Gina Haspel to financial ruin in addition to long jail terms.

So, you can now understand why they destroyed the evidence....

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