Robert Eatinger
| Robert Joseph Eatinger, Jr. | |
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| Born |
October 1, 1957 Oak Park, Illinois |
| Nationality | USA |
| Education |
California State University, San Bernardino (B.A., political science) University of San Diego School of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Being publicly accused of criminal behavior by Senator Dianne Feinstein on 11 March 2014 |
| Title | Acting General Counsel, CIA |
Robert Joseph "Bob" Eatinger (born October 1, 1957) is Deputy General Counsel for Operations for the Central Intelligence Agency, serving as Acting General Counsel of the CIA from 2009 to March 2014. He has served as a lawyer in various capacities, in the CIA and Navy during the U.S. War on Terror, during which the CIA held dozens of detainees in black site prisons around the globe. "Enhanced interrogation techniques" were approved by the George W. Bush administration's Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice
Eatinger's name came into the public eye on 11 March 2014, when he was mentioned by title (not name) in the speech by Senator Dianne Feinstein related to her accusations of criminal spying behavior, and Constitutional "separation of powers" violations by the CIA.
Feinstein stated that Eatinger's name was mentioned "over 1600 times" in the classified torture report produced by the SSCI.
The oldest son of Robert and Patricia, Eatinger was raised in an Air Force family which moved many times. After graduating from San Gorgonio High School and California State University, San Bernardino, Eatinger earned a law degree from the University of San Diego.
Eatinger began his career in 1983 in the Naval Justice School, where at various times he served as Trial Counsel and Legal Assistance Attorney, and Senior Defense Counsel in the Naval Legal Service Office and Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi Texas.
In 1984, he was hired as a Litigation Attorney in the Office of the Judge Advocate General (10/1984-09/1988). In this capacity he served concurrently in the Office of General Counsel, and as in the Special Operations Attorney, Special Programs Office of the Navy.
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