Washington ( CNN ) The release of the CIA torture report on Tuesday , detailing brutal post-9/11 interrogation tactics , has led to an array of responses from potential 2016 Democratic presidential candidates . Maryland Gov . Martin O'Malley , in an interview with The New York Times released Thursday , moved to the left of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when he called for a `` special prosecutor '' from the Justice Department to look into those who carried out the torture . `` I think there needs to be some accountability so that this does n't happen again , '' O'Malley said . `` I do n't believe the United States should torture . Period . Full stop . '' All Democrats eying the presidency are against torture , but so far O'Malley is the only to advocate for a Justice Department investigation . Clinton , during her time of the speaking circuit , has advocated for the release of the torture report but not a special prosecutor . `` I thought we needed more transparency , '' Clinton said at a June event , reflecting on her time as secretary of state . `` I did n't want people to be criminally prosecuted , people who were doing what they were told to do , that there were legal opinions supporting what they were told to do , but I wanted transparency . '' She added , `` And that 's what Dianne Feinstein is trying to provide with that 6,000-page report . And I think the American people deserve to see it . '' A Clinton spokesman has not responded to emails asking for comment after the release of the report . Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a statement on Tuesday after the torture report was released . `` The United States must not engage in torture , '' Sanders said . `` If we do , in an increasingly brutal world , we lose our moral standing to condemn other nations or groups that engage in uncivilized behavior . '' Sanders , however , did not comment on a special prosecutor and his spokesman was unable to provide a statement on Thursday from the senator . In a conversation with reporters on Wednesday , Sanders did , however , say that if anyone lied to elected official on torture , `` they should be fired immediately . '' And former Sen. Jim Webb , the only Democrat who has announced an exploratory committee into the 2016 race , questioned why lawmakers did n't provide better oversight of the program . `` The policies that allowed or turned a blind eye to these acts are no longer in place . The question is whether the intelligence committees are properly conducting oversight functions today , '' he said in a statement . Webb also sent a number of tweets about the torture report that seemed to cast doubt on why Congress was looking into the matter now . `` Where was the Intelligence Committee when the torture was going on , '' question Webb in one tweet . `` The question is not torture , but how far Congress has descended in its historical oversight role on key issues of foreign policy , '' he said in another .
All 2016 Democrats are against torture , but have varying reactions to this week 's torture report release . Martin O'Malley went the farthest when he called for a special prosecutor from the Justice Department . Hillary Clinton supported the release of the report , but has yet to comment on its revelations . Jim Webb questioned Congress ' role in the matter in tweets after the report was released .