Posted on 09/11/2013 7:56:52 PM PDT by Nachum
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki did not directly deny to reporters Wednesday that Benghazi survivors were being withheld from testifying before Congress, suggesting instead that House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa is mistaken to assume any of the survivors do want to testify.
Psaki went on the defensive Wednesday when Associated Press reporter Matt Lee asserted that she was giving contradictory statements concerning the Benghazi survivors. Psaki said these survivors were still involved in the criminal investigation surrounding the attacks which happened a year ago Wednesday, and it would endanger the lives of the survivors and their families to reveal their identities.
Psaki started off by saying that the State Department is "not preventing... any employees who wish to tell their story from doing so."
Lee asked Psaki directly if the assertion that the survivors of the Benghazi attack, who have been interviewed by the FBI and the Accountability Review Board, were being kept from Congress was "incorrect." Psaki paused and said that, "based on the information available," interviewing the survivors "outside of the criminal justice process" would pose "risks" to the efforts by law enforcement. She went on to say that if the identities of the survivors became public, it could make them and their families "targets" and "at risk."
Psaki went on to infer that the survivors did not want to testify: "[Lee's inquiry] implies an interest from any of the individuals [Issa] has requested in participating." When asked directly if that is what she was implying, she responded, "I don't have any more for you."
Psaki was pressed by Matt Lee:
"Do you see the contradiction here? When [Issa] complains that you are not making people available to him and you say that's not true, you are. But then you say that, in fact, people are not
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PLEASE let this be the beginning of the END for 0bama! *SPIT*
Psaki - “We can’t possibly protect these people. The terrorists have won.”
Translation:
The [fill in the blank with any one of or combination of other federal agencies] have threatened them with horrific penalties should they fail to toe the line.
“Really?”
“Here’s my supeanea”.
FILE THE BLANKETY BLANK SUBPOENAS, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, ISSA!!!
There’s a pile on the ground behind a male bovine too.
Shiite
Unhh. I think they have a RESPONSIBILITY to testify so we know how people (Hillary - Obama - Dempsey) screwed up.
Psaki said these survivors were still involved in the criminal investigation surrounding the attacks
BULL!
They are only involved in a criminal investigation to the extent YOU and this administration are covering up your criminal involvement.
They can’t talk because they’re dead. Pretty soon, they’re going to come out and say, “4 dead? Oops. We forgot a zero. It’s actually 40.”
We have traitors in our government. This woman is obviously working against our interests and WE ARE PAYING HER!!!!!
FILE THE BLANKETY BLANK SUBPOENAS, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, ISSA!!!
Is that in his job description, NonValueAdded? I could be mistaken, of course, but I thought his job was to look serious, issue solemn statements, and send occasional polite requests to President You Didn't Build That. Do you mean to say he has actual responsibilities?
I hear they’re really enjoying two polygraphs a month, too. It’s just like a vacation in Cuba.
That’s what subpoenas are for.
He’s running out the clock for the wrong team
I know it is hard. I know you have been threatened. I know you have sacrificed more than we should have asked of you... but do it one more time. Fill the Gap in the line.
“We have traitors in our government. This woman is obviously working against our interests and WE ARE PAYING HER!!!!!”
Pisaki is worse than that last bitch they had who got promoted. They are all smug scum!
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