Feinstein said. “Yet another report that finds no wrongdoing by Secretary Clinton”.
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The report, which included perhaps the most exhaustive chronology of the attacks to date, did not dispute that USA military forces stationed in Europe could not have reached Benghazi in time to rescue the personnel who died – a central finding of previous inquiries.
But the panel’s chairman, Rep. Trey Gowdy of SC, says he’s not “in the business of apportioning culpability”.
On Fox tonight, Bret Baier brought up that Rogers report and asked, “Are you saying his report was not good and people shouldn’t take him seriously?” Clinton, speaking in Denver, said it was crucial to “learn the right lessons” from the tragedy but added that it was “time to move on”.
House Republicans have released a new report into the heavily investigated 2012 Benghazi Attacks.
Hours after the attacks began, “Not a single wheel of a single USA military asset had even turned toward Libya”, Gowdy complained.
He said military leaders told the committee that they thought an evacuation was imminent, slowing any response.
The Libya attacks became immediate political fodder, given their timing in the weeks before President Barack Obama’s re-election, and that has not abated despite seven previous congressional investigations.
A Congressional report by House Republicans found no new evidence of wrongdoing by White House hopeful Hillary Clinton and instead blamed the deaths of four diplomats during the attack on a U.S. compound in the Libyan city of Benghazi on United States military failures. The issue is likely to shadow Clinton as she continues her bid for president.
However, she was mentioned over 100 times in the 800-page document.
So while this unfortunately took on a partisan tinge.
I have said from the very beginning, nothing is more important than the safety and security of our diplomats and development officials who go into unsafe places around the world, pursuing American values, interests and our security. His statements helped dash McCarthy’s chances of becoming House Speaker.
Armed militants also attacked a nearby Central Intelligence Agency annex with mortar fire, killing two additional Americans as security personnel engaged in a pitched battle with the attackers.
Military leaders have repeatedly said they did not have intelligence information on what was unfolding in Libya or the resources to respond.
During a Tuesday morning press conference to discuss the House committee report, Rep. Jim Jordan emphasized Clinton, her State Department, and the Obama administration’s push to herald Libya as the “crowning jewel” of their foreign policy approach.
And here’s where it gets political: Republicans exclusively authored the report-the Democrats on the committee say they were shut out and released their own report condemning the Republican version.
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Clinton says no one has lost more sleep than she has over the attack which occurred while she was Secretary of State.
