“Because the point is, what are we going to do to both honor the people that we lost and try to make sure this doesn’t happen again?”
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Amid questioning that at times bordered on a courtroom-style interrogation, Clinton avoided any major gaffes in her Thursday testimony as she sought to portray herself above the partisan fray as committee members bickered.
Gowdy described Blumenthal as “one of the more prolific emailers” to Clinton about Benghazi, but said there were no emails found to or from Stevens on the subject.
“[Chairman] Trey Gowdy and the other Republican members of the House Select Committee on Benghazi have embarrassed themselves, dishonored a bipartisan tradition of principled congressional oversight, and confirmed that this investigation has been nothing more than an inexcusable waste of time and taxpayer dollars”, Franchot wrote. I would have to refer you, frankly, to her campaign team, which has used that figure previously, I think, and explained it in a fact sheet that they released. “I can not do any more than that”.
Clinton told Maddow Brooks’ comments are indication of “where the Republican party is”.
The former Secretary of State did, of course, repeatedly answer this question, pointing to “conflicting information” from intelligence sources, not to mention statements by terrorist groups that claimed responsibility for the attack.
And also, Thom talks with Congressman Alan Grayson, U.S. Congressman (D-FL, 9th District), who is calling for a new formula for Social Security cost of living adjustments.
What the administration said behind closed doors, however, was a different story.
He dismissed as ineffective the work of seven previous investigations, including several led by current and former Republican colleagues.
“In the private interviews, there is never any of what you saw Thursday”, Gowdy said. But said he did not know whether the embattled panel gained credibility.
Todd asked Gowdy if the TV cameras produce “grandstanding” from both Republicans and Democrats.
“The reality is that after 17 months, we have nothing new to tell the families”.
“How does this person who has no formal role in government and no expertise in Libya and Benghazi have unfettered access to you?”
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In an infamous press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Clinton presented Russia with a bright red button that purportedly said “reset”-except the State Department mistranslated it as “overcharge”.
