Michael Hayden : White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel dismissed Hayden 's assertion that releasing the memos had undermined U.S. intelligence efforts by giving al Qaeda critical new information . Releasing Bush - era interrogation memos harmful . List of CIA officers ` ` in a horrible position , '' subject to political process , he says . White House chief of staff defends release , saying info was already public . Sens . Claire Moore and Lindsey Graham say techniques were a mistake .
Michael Hayden : Releasing Bush - era interrogation memos harmful . List of CIA officers ` ` in a horrible position , '' subject to political process , he says . White House chief of staff defends release , saying info was already public . Sens . Claire Moore and Lindsey Graham say techniques were a mistake .