Letter : Rep. Jane Harman said destroying tapes would `` reflect badly on '' CIA . The House Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed Jose Rodriguez , the former head of the CIA covert service who sources say ordered the destruction of the tapes , to testify before the panel January 16 . The House Intelligence Committee voted to hold Attorney General John Ashcroft in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents related to the CIA's interrogation program. Tapes showed the harsh interrogations of two terrorist suspects . In one instance , a tape shows detainee undergoing waterboarding .
Letter : Rep. Jane Harman said destroying tapes would `` reflect badly on '' CIA . The House Intelligence Committee voted to hold Attorney General John Ashcroft in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents related to the CIA's interrogation program. Tapes showed the harsh interrogations of two terrorist suspects . In one instance , a tape shows detainee undergoing waterboarding .