CIA-Senate dispute 101: 9 questions about who's spying on whom

Did the Central Intelligence Agency spy illegally on Senate Intelligence Committee computers? Here are nine questions and answers about a complex story that starts with waterboarding and ends in a secret CIA facility in northern Virginia.

9. Whose side is the White House on?

Presidential spokesman Jay Carney on Tuesday said the White House can’t comment on the specific allegations since there are ongoing Justice Department and inspector general investigations into the matter. He said President Obama supports the Senate Intelligence Committee’s longstanding probe into the Bush-era interrogation practices and would like to see the panel’s report declassified, eventually.

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