Congressman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement in response to the Obama administration’s decision to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate CIA interrogations of captured terrorists.

“This decision sets a dangerous precedent that will cause enormous damage to our national security,” said Congressman Price. “We are witnessing the beginning of a witch hunt that will decimate both the morale and effectiveness of those who have dedicated their lives to protecting our nation from attack by terrorists and foreign agents. Rather than focusing on obtaining valuable information from captured terrorists who have often murdered innocents by the hundreds, our intelligence community must now treat terrorists as petty criminals with all the due process rights of American citizens. Our national security must not be held hostage to a flawed world view that values the comfort of terrorists over the lives of American citizens. While we now know that these interrogations saved lives, Americans are left to ask why the President would put politics before security.”