Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-Venice) today issued the following statement in response to new details, obtained by the ACLU, regarding the CIA’s destruction of videotapes showing detainee interrogations.

"Those videotapes should never have been destroyed, and it's now clear the White House had early knowledge of my February 2003 letter warning against their destruction.  This is further evidence of the Bush Administration's disdain for Congress and due process."

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