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White House refuses Benghazi questions for Obama
politico.com ^ | June 26, 2016 | RACHAEL BADE

Posted on 06/26/2016 3:51:08 PM PDT by PROCON

The White House and the House Select Committee on Benghazi are at a standoff over whether President Barack Obama should answer a series of questions about the 2012 terrorist attack in Libya that left four Americans dead.

Neil Eggleston, counsel to the president, blasted the committee for sending the president a list of questions about the attack — an inquiry the administration deemed inappropriate and a partisan attempt to frame the White House as uncooperative.

Eggleston has encouraged Obama not to answer the committee’s questions “because of the implications of his response on the constitutional separation of powers,” according to a letter sent Saturday to Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) and obtained by POLITICO.

“If the president were to answer your questions, his response would suggest that Congress has the unilateral power to demand answers from the president about his official acts,” the letter reads.

Eggleston also accused the panel of asking questions it already knew the answer to — something the committee denies.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benghazicoverup; eggleston; hillaryclinton; obama; obamabenghazi; terrorism
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To: PROCON

The Committee should question Valerie Jarrett and General Hamm, under oath, about the order to stand down.


41 posted on 06/26/2016 6:20:47 PM PDT by zot
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To: PROCON

Separation of powers: Keep the jug eared blue gummer away from the defendant’s table.


42 posted on 06/26/2016 6:38:41 PM PDT by Lion Den Dan
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To: zot
"At this point, What difference does it make?" </youknowwho>
43 posted on 06/26/2016 6:40:03 PM PDT by PROCON (Americans First or Terrorists First - Choose in November)
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To: PROCON

It took the House committee four years to get to this point?


44 posted on 06/26/2016 6:41:48 PM PDT by Rennes Templar (President Trump: It's all over but the counting)
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To: Enchante
"Third, how could the President, Secy of Defense, Secy of State, and other key officials care so little about the safety of US personnel on the ground in Libya ..."

It's obvious that the President, Secy. of Defense and Hillary
don't give a damn about the safety of American military personnel,
or even about the safety of American citizens in the USA.

The entire focus of their government "service" is to collect as
much bribe money as possible for themselves and impose their
bizarre abnormal left-wing ideology on Americans.

45 posted on 06/26/2016 6:48:47 PM PDT by StormEye
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To: spokeshave

His death would not stop my criticisms of the POS. I hope I have many more than 57 remaining.


46 posted on 06/26/2016 7:07:43 PM PDT by Rannug ("all enemies, foreign and : domestic")
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To: StormEye
..and impose their bizarre abnormal left-wing ideology on Americans.

That's what needs to be stopped in it's tracks, if not, the revolution will start sooner than later. We can't put up with this anti-American, abnormal sh*t for much longer.

47 posted on 06/26/2016 7:59:01 PM PDT by PROCON (Americans First or Terrorists First - Choose in November)
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To: PROCON

Nixon is rolling in his grave at the Obama Administraton; and then there is lying Hillary who went from the DNC prosecution team dismissal to Presidential cnadidate... What’s wrong with Americans today?


48 posted on 06/26/2016 8:03:27 PM PDT by Jumper
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What’s wrong with Americans today?

Needs repeating, but there is SO much wrong, it would take a thousand pages to list everything.

Number one though:

We have, as a society, ignored God.

49 posted on 06/26/2016 8:09:59 PM PDT by PROCON (Americans First or Terrorists First - Choose in November)
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To: PROCON

No, No, No.

Remember that Candy Crowley told all of us that he blamed it on terrorism!

(One of Mittsters most defining moments.)


50 posted on 06/26/2016 9:10:21 PM PDT by Noob1999
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