Posted on 05/09/2013 7:51:56 AM PDT by don-o
Edited on 05/09/2013 11:29:12 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Pressure on the Obama administration to release more information about the Benghazi attack grew Thursday, as House Speaker John Boehner demanded officials turn over emails pertaining to the controversial "talking points" and another top Republican appealed for more whistle-blowers to come forward.
On the heels of a dramatic hearing where three whistle-blowers testified, Fox News has learned that former Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday, on the Hill for a meeting with House Republicans, also told lawmakers: "I think Hillary (Clinton) should be subpoenaed if necessary."
The comments and developments signal that Republicans will continue to press for answers on the deadly Sept. 11 attack. Despite arguments from Democrats that the hearing was not nearly as shocking as Republicans made it out to be, GOP lawmakers said it raised troubling questions that need to be investigated.
"The truth shouldn't be hidden from the American people behind a White House firewall," Boehner said Thursday. "Four Americans lost their lives in this terrorist attack. Congress will continue to investigate this issue, using all of the resources at our disposal."
Boehner specifically urged the Obama administration to make public a set of internal emails that some lawmakers had been able to review but not keep.
One of the emails apparently showed a top State Department official saying a group affiliated with Islamic terrorists was responsible for the strike. Separate emails, though, allegedly depict the White House and State Department pressing lower-level officials to remove references to terrorism in talking points about the attacks.
Based on those talking points, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice would go on five Sunday talk shows shortly after the attacks to claim they were triggered by protests over an anti-Islam film. Top officials would later claim the flawed assessment was based on the best intelligence
Excerpt, Read more at: Fox News
This being at least a five-year-old joke, it would make the most sense for Boehner, who is usually far behind the curve.
Knowing Bonehead, it’s probably another announcement of a ‘bipartisan’ caving to liberal demands.
Boner probably going to announce he’s going to write a strongly worded letter to the UN that the sequester caused the Benghazi hearings to interrupt his amnesty bill.
Maybe Boehner is stepping down and letting a principled Christian small business person become Speaker (how’s that for daydreaming on a Thursday ?)
:)
Or else what?
He is sleepwalking on Fox now. Yawn.......
Please, Bonehead, do something right -——IMPEACH THE KING!
The House can impeach but we need to take back the Senate in 2014 in order to remove the Kenyan.
Oh goody...
Another five years worth of “investigation” and little to show for it at the end of it.
You're going to have to be more specific...
Is that a call to impeach Boehner, O'bama, Hillary, who are you talking about?
LOL df.
If you’re going with behind the times memes,
he might as well reference “where’s the beef?”
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Yes, Boner is going to ask for self impeachment..lol
I vote IMPEACH all three and start over....how’s that!
TED CRUZ for President!
He’s going to announce that his golf game is really improving and that he looks forward to the tanning season...
Tearfully requesting?
Alcoholics are a day late and a dollar short.
Well then....I am sure the WH will comply.....NOT.
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