Lawmakers question whether key CIA nominee misled Congress

Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee asked about complaints of retaliation against CIA workers who alerted authorities about alleged misconduct.

In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Christopher R. Sharpley appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee to be confirmed as the CIA inspector general, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Two former CIA employees are accusing Sharpley,  the man nominated to be the CIA's chief watchdog, of being less than candid when he testified to Congress that he didn’t know about any active whistleblower complaints against him. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, file)

In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Christopher R. Sharpley appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee to be confirmed as the CIA inspector general, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Two former CIA employees are accusing Sharpley, the man nominated to be the CIA's chief watchdog, of being less than candid when he testified to Congress that he didn’t know about any active whistleblower complaints against him. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, file)

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