CHUCK TODD, MEET THE PRESS: Is Director Brennan fit to serve the CIA?



SEN. RON WYDEN (D-Oregon): Director Brennan particularly on Thursday said some important things and also left out some things that were important. For example, he indicated that he would no longer be using the terms, with respect to torture that the information would be otherwise unavailable.



That's a real vindication of the committee, because we showed that we were able to find bin Laden, find KSM without torture. So that was good. What I was troubled also about was that he undercut the Panetta review. The Panetta review really agreed with what the committee found.



CHUCK TODD: But I go back, Director Brennan, you're comfortable with him running the CIA?



SEN. RON WYDEN: Not at this point.



CHUCK TODD You think the president should fire him?



SEN. RON WYDEN: I want to give him the chance to end this culture of denial, to deal with the misrepresentations, if he doesn't do that, we're going to have to get somebody who will.



CHUCK TODD: Is there photographs in your report that you guys redacted?



SEN. RON WYDEN: I'm not going to get into what was redacted. I lost some battles with respect to redactions, but I think the report does tell an important story, tells it accurately, and it is a particularly timely report now, given the fact that John Brennan really opened the door to the possibility of torture. Again, when he was asked, in effect, what he thought, he said that's for future time.



CHUCK TODD: Is there more of this report that you think should be released?



SEN. RON WYDEN: I would like to see the entire report declassified.