To quote The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals:
… was reviled by some male colleagues for what they described as her aggression.
… Coworkers said she had no reason to be present during {Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s} interrogation. She was not an interrogator. “She thought it would be cool to be in the room” a former colleague said. But ironically her presence during Mohammed’s ordeal, sources said, seemed to anger and strengthen his resolve, helping him to hold out longer against the harsh tactics used against him.