Trump Wants a Torture Proponent to Lead U.S. Human Rights Policy. The Senate Should Say No

Analysis: Trump's next pick for the top executive branch official directly responsible for human rights policy has a pro-torture background

Now, the president has nominated yet another official with a pro-torture background—Marshall Billingslea, who currently serves as assistant Treasury secretary for terrorist financing. This time, however, the nomination contains a particularly searing irony. If confirmed, Billingslea would become the top U.S. executive branch officialStory Continued Below

Billingslea’s involvement in Bush-era torture should be disqualifying. It renders him incapable of effectively performing the important human rights work of the post for which he is being considered. And yet his nomination hearing isfor Thursday. That the Senate Foreign Relations Committee would even consider Billingslea’s nomination highlights today’s low standard for Trump administration nominees.

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