Gina Haspel must give answers before becoming the CIA boss
WANTED: qualified candidates to work for the world’s most scrutinised organisation. Applicants should be aware that the CEO has a history of undermining staff and firing them publicly. They should also know that his lawyer is under criminal investigation. Oh, and that the former head of the FBI is looking into how the CEO got the job. The successful candidate will face a televised inquisition by members of the Senate in which questions will be raised about their character.
Fifteen months into the presidency of Donald Trump, nobody who chooses to join his administration can say they have not been warned. His former press secretary has said he regretted misleading the public, under instruction from Mr Trump, on the first full day of the presidency. His former communications director said she told “white lies” for him. His former secretary of state did not deny reports that he called the president a “fucking moron”. The former head of the FBI says Mr Trump is “morally unfit” to be president. When...