The Obama administration meanwhile is standing by its long-standing refusal to prosecute Bush administration officials for carrying out torture. On Wednesday, the Justice Department said the Senate findings offer no new information to warrant reopening a previous investigation. At the White House, Press Secretary Josh Earnest said President Obama took sufficient action by ending the torture program when he took office.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest: “The moral authority of the United States of America is one of the most powerful tools in our arsenal to protect and advance U.S. interests around the globe. And it’s the view of the president that the use of these techniques, regardless of whether or not they elicit national intelligence information, undermine our ability to use this very powerful tool. And that is why the president outlawed these techniques in his first or second day in office.”