Posted on 04/22/2015 10:29:48 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
While the House Select Committee on Benghazi was originally expected to reveal its findings by the end of this year, the release of the highly anticipated report could be delayed until 2016.
The delay would cause the report to be released during the key months of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
Republicans on the committee sought to put the blame for the potential delay on Clinton and other members of the Obama administration.
"Factors beyond the committee's control, including witness availability, compliance with documents requests, the granting of security clearancesand accreditations—all of which are controlled by the Executive branch—could continue to impact the timing of the inquiry's conclusion," said spokesman Jamal Ware.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, also suggested the committee could finish its work much faster if Obama administration officials would cooperate.
"They could clean this up a whole lot quicker if the administration and former Secretary Clinton were in a position to actually cooperate with the committee and turn over the type of information that we've been seeking for some time," Boehner told reporters at a news conference on Wednesday.
"But the administration has made it virtually impossible to get to the facts surrounding Benghazi," he added. "When we have the facts, we'll have the report."
Meanwhile, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., accused the GOP of playing politics due to Clinton's role as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination.
"With the Republicans' obsessive focus on Hillary Clinton, and their now stated intention to drag out this political charade until just months before the 2016 election, the Select Committee no longer bears any resemblance to its original purpose," Cummings said.
Critics have regularly accused Republicans of politicizing the Benghazi attacks because of Clinton's presidential ambitions, noting that there have already been multiple Congressional probes.
Clinton was serving as Secretary of State during the attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.
Republicans argue that the select committee is necessary because Congressional Democrats and the White House have stonewalled previous investigations.
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., the chairman of the select committee, has asked Clinton to appear before the committee at least two times, including once for a private, transcribed interview on her use of a private email server while Secretary of State.
I’ll go with the Supreme Court.
Just to be clear: it’s not my opinion or comments -it is the opinion of the Supreme Court.
You are aware that all of Hillary emails were saved to CLOUD by the hacks Gufficer? It is quite possible since he stated some time ago he would cooperate with US investigators when the “time was right” that Gowdy already has the emails
Google Gufficer he would read her emails for 6-7 hours a day save the. And go work in his garden. The three emails he sent from Hillary was what enlightened people that she was using a private server
When it gets to the SCOTUS they will rule. In the mean time it’s time to get rid of the Clintons before it goes that far RICO laws - destruction of evidence should get the job done
I did posit that it suits me just fine if nailing Hillary Clinton at A time that is inconvenient to her and convenient for us, meaning,.... Ray....closer-to-the-election.
I was not necessarily recommending anything, I just said it suits me just fine. What I DO recommend is what Gowdy recommends— that we have direct E V I D E N C E.
You don’t really seem to give a damn if we have
E V I D E N C E. You seem to just want the noise and the show.
Sorry, I’m done with your toy games. But, thanks anyway.
Besides, the point is mute as of today since she will be appearing before the committee in May.
A subpoena is not “noise and show” it is how to get evidence.
Oops, on this subject, my “mute” button seems to be stuck— on obsessive you. :D
Totally BS. They are running out the clock same way as Sheriff Arpaio and Zullo having the goods, but intimidated into Chicago-Godfather-Thugs’ silence!!!
Non-substantive.
I’ll check back with you in a year for a laugh.
Sadly, I have to agree; all mouth no teeth.
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