After former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was spontaneously fired last week, CIA Director Mike Pompeo has been named by Trump as his next successor. What this means is that the role of CIA Director is opening up as well— looking to fill Pompeo’s shoes is Gina Haspel, a thirty-year CIA veteran.

Since Haspel was named by the Trump administration, rumors have swirled surrounding her past involvement in so called “black sites” in Thailand during the Bush era. In February of last year, ProPublica had published a story on Haspel, reporting that she had overseen the Thai black site at which Abu Zubaydah was was waterboarded in 2002.

Since last week, ProPublica has published a retraction of parts of its story. Though Haspel did serve as the site’s Chief of Base whist Zubaydah was imprisoned, she was incorrectly cited as mocking the pain experienced by the prisoners there.

Though uncertainty over Haspel’s role in the administration of torture at the black site remains unclear, it is not the only claim that has caused controversy surrounding her pick as CIA Director. It has been established that, in 2005, Haspel served as the Chief-of-Staff to Jose Rodriguez, Counterterrorism Chief of the CIA. During this time, Rodrigues ordered that 92 tapes documenting the torture methods employed at the Thai black site in question, including some documenting the waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah, be destroyed. Though a federal court order had requested the tapes, Rodriguez defied it by asking Haspel to draft a cable ordering their destruction. Haspel complied, writing that the tapes should be thrown into an “industrial-strength shredder” (Soufan, The Atlantic).

Among those opposing Haspel’s nomination is Kentucky senator Rand Paul. Paul, a Republican, stated that he’ll “do whatever it takes, and that includes filibuster,” to block her ascent to the role of Director (Watkins, CNN). Speaking for CNN’s State of the Union, he called on fellow senators, such as the Democratic Dianne Feinstein of California, to help him.

To be sure, many have been pleased with Haspel’s nomination; if confirmed, she will be the first woman to serve as CIA Director. However, for former CIA operatives like Ali Soufan, her endorsement by Trump sends a clear message: “do things right, stand up for American values, and you will be ignored… Flout them, and you will be rewarded.”

Though no timeline exists in regards to Haspel’s confirmation, Pompeo has been slated for a Senate hearing sometime in April. Shortly after, we will see whether Haspel— referred to as “Bloody Gina” by coworkers, will be selected.