Posted on 10/16/2015 10:49:36 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
WASHINGTON (AP) — Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, testified Friday before the House committee investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, as the panel faced fresh criticism from Republicans and Democrats about the purpose of its inquiry.
Abedin met behind closed doors for what was expected to be several hours focused on the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on the U.S. facilities that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Clinton herself is scheduled to appear before the panel on Thursday in a widely anticipated public hearing.
The decision by the GOP-led panel to question Abedin angered the panel’s top Democrat, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) of Maryland, who argued that her knowledge of details at the time of the attacks were minimum.
“She had no policy responsibilities, no operational responsibilities and was not with Secretary Clinton on the night of this phenomenal tragedy,” Cummings told reporters after breaking away momentarily from the day’s proceedings.
Abedin is vice chairwoman of Clinton’s campaign and was a top State Department aide when Clinton served as secretary of state. She also worked in Clinton’s Senate office.
The committee chairman, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), R-S.C., did not attend the session in which committee staff and attorneys questioned Abedin. Republican Reps. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), R-Ga., and Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS), R-Kan., did attend the meeting as did Cummings.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Asked about Gowdy’s absence, spokesman Jamal Ware said, “no particular reason,” and later added that the chairman discusses the questions with staff in advance and trusts his colleagues to pursue them.
Shoot that back at Cummings when he states objections to Hilliarly testifying.
closed doors and not under oath......
“Abedin met behind closed doors...”
Note the secrecy in the world’s most transparent administration ever.
i would like to see her asked this:
Did you have sex with that woman, hillary rotham clinton?
Hillary's right-hand girl and Gowdy skips out?
...very disappointing. Sure like to know why.
abedin of the muslim brotherhood.
hillary in bliss: “Oh, Huma....”
Just A question for the lawyers on FR, Why hold a hearing if the one(s) being questioned are not put under oath?
What good would it do to put a Muslim under oath?
I am completely unimpressed with Gowdy. To me, this is proof he isn’t taking any of this seriously.
“was not with Secretary Clinton on the night of this phenomenal tragedy”
And how do we know this?
[[Clinton Aide Huma Abedin Testifies Before Benghazi Committee]]
Correction
Clinton Aide Huma Abedin LIES Before Benghazi Committee
Can you say “whitewash” boys and girls? I knew you could.
Closed doors? WTF is this doing behind closed doors?
This should be being broadcasted on every news network...Of course the networks are all corrupt and manipulate too!
let’s wait to see if there is an explanation- He may have had a valid reason, and very well may have told thso representing him what to say- But that’s just speculation too-
At least he is keeping the pressure on and now the FBI is involved etc- He’s done some good In this investigation- She would simply have got away with it scott free with no questions asked if He hadn’t pursued as hard as he has- could he have done better? Who knows, probably, but maybe not- He’s facing a lot of obstruction and outright hostility and loads of lies- He’s however been able to cut through most of it-
He talked a good game at first. But the fact that he isn’t there today also makes me wonder.
[[Closed doors? WTF is this doing behind closed doors?]]
Because democrats are the perps, if it was republicans that were the guilty party, it would be broadcast 24/7 for the world to see
And the lib coward Gowdy couldn’t be bothered to show up and grill her? Not surprised in the least.
The excerpt someone posted above said ‘no particular reason’.
Parsing the definition of “with” ? They should’ve asked if she was ON Secretary Clinton, or if Secretary Clinton was on her.
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