It was added to the official House record without fanfare on Dec. Trey Gowdy, R-S. The special committee was created in May to investigate the terrorist attacks at the U. In June, the Benghazi Committee report was endorsed by the Republican committee members but not the Democrats. It severely criticized military, CIA and Obama administration officials for their response as the attacks unfolded and their subsequent explanations to the American people.
We have heard Kirk sic Gowdy saying strenuously this wasn't political, but there are other members who disagree. I think Democrats on the committee certainly say this was political and politically constructed. They say there were many witnesses whose testimony wasn't released because it supported the administration and particularly supported Hillary Clinton. You know, I think those who talk about Benghazi, the hashtag Benghazi, people might even not know what really happened there, are asking, did Hillary Clinton know about this attack?
Did she let it happen? Did she cover it up? This report doesn't indicate she did any of that. But he's obviously the chairman of the committee.
But there were Democrats who put out their own report yesterday trying to get ahead of this, saying, what, no problem, nothing to see here? They're saying even more than that. They're saying that the Republicans really constructed this. And they're also saying this was a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Now, for those who point to this was a huge failure of intelligence defense in a sector of the world where we have serious and growing terrorist threats, they say it was well worth it. But you also look at this, Gwen. So you can compare those side by side. You have been covering politics for a while.
You know the way these things work. Was it really about the findings in this report or is it about the fact that the word Benghazi itself has become such a hot button? I think, when you heard Trey Gowdy speaking, he is saying, I really was trying to get to the bottom of this.
I didn't want this to become political. But then we heard from the House majority leader, who — Mr. McCarthy, who indicated that it was successful because it brought out the e-mail server information about Hillary Clinton. That's why we know she had that private e-mail server is because of this.
Kevin McCarthy indicated that was a win. Colonel Andrew Wood, the leader of a Special Operations group that had to leave Libya after requests for an extension of mission were denied; and Mark Thompson, a State Department anti-terrorism official who explained that top officials interceded against response efforts that could have shed light on responsibility for the attack.
The Committee has interviewed nine eyewitnesses to the attacks—including the senior CIA officer in Benghazi that night. Committee staff has reviewed the FBI intelligence reports taken from the survivors in the days following the attack as well as thousands of pages of intelligence reports, assessments, and administration emails leading up to and after the Benghazi terrorist attack. On May 8, , the House of Representatives adopted H. There are two reasons for taking this investigation to the next level.
For the first time, there is clear and compelling evidence the White House was more involved in misleading the American people than it had previously admitted. Also, the fact that key emails subpoenaed by the House were withheld for more than 19 months suggests a new level of obstructionism and demands the strongest possible actions be taken in an effort to ensure Americans have a full accounting of what happened. It will have clear goals designed to force accountability, get the full truth, and help provide justice.
The four Americans killed in service to the country and the American people deserve no less. Close search. Investigation of Benghazi.
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