{"id":4220,"date":"2007-12-12T10:51:39","date_gmt":"2007-12-12T16:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=4220"},"modified":"2018-04-07T00:51:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T06:51:09","slug":"bush-i-didnt-know-about-destruction-of-cia-interrogation-tapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/12\/bush-i-didnt-know-about-destruction-of-cia-interrogation-tapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bush: I Didn&#8217;t Know About Destruction Of CIA Interrogation Tapes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"imagelink\"  href=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/bowling_shrug230.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/bowling_shrug230.thumbnail.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>Martha Raddatz, ABC News<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with ABC News President Bush said Tuesday he did not know about the destruction of CIA videotapes of detainee interrogations.<\/p>\n<p>The President said he was told just a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My first recollection of whether the tapes existed or whether they were destroyed was when [CIA Director] Michael Hayden briefed me,&#8221; Bush said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a preliminary inquiry going on and I think you&#8217;ll find that a lot more data, facts will be coming out,&#8221; he said, &#8220;that&#8217;s good. 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