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NY Times: House Benghazi Report Finds No New Evidence of Wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton
NY Times ^ | June 28, 2016 | David M. Herszenhorn

Posted on 06/28/2016 8:24:10 AM PDT by Zakeet

Ending one of the longest, costliest and most bitterly partisan congressional investigations in history, the House Select Committee on Benghazi issued its final report on Tuesday, finding no new evidence of culpability or wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton in the 2012 attacks in Libya that left four Americans dead.

The 800-page report, however, included some new details about the night of the attacks, and the context in which it occurred, and it delivered a broad rebuke of government agencies like the Defense Department, the Central Intelligence Agency and the State Department - and the officials who led them - for failing to grasp the acute security risks in the Libyan city, and especially for maintaining outposts in Benghazi that they could not protect.

The committee, led by Representative Trey Gowdy, Republican of South Carolina, also harshly criticized an internal State Department investigation that it said had allowed officials like Mrs. Clinton, then the secretary of state, to effectively choose who would investigate their actions. In addition, it reiterated Republicans’ complaints that the Obama administration had sought to thwart the investigation by withholding witnesses and evidence.

The report, however, did not dispute that United States military forces stationed in Europe could not have reached Benghazi in time to rescue the personnel who died - a central finding of previous inquiries.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: benghazi; hillary; msm; whitewash
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To: DonaldC

I guess they knew how long the attack would last when they made the decision not to go. BS.


21 posted on 06/28/2016 8:34:58 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: Zakeet
Did you see what they did?

"No New Evidence"

The report actually corroborated the administration's attempt to blame the attack on a "video". When Rice went on the Sunday talk shows and did so, various people at the Dept. of State (who knew otherwise) were stunned. But instead of correcting the record, they fell in line behind her.

The Slimes also complained about how long the report took to compile, and how much money it spent, without even mentioning an entire section of the report about the Obama's administrations refusal to assist the investigation was the very reason it took so long. In one case, it was nearly 3 years later before a court decision forced compliance with a subpoena. The recommendations at the end of the report are almost entirely about enforcing Congressional subpoenas, and providing a penalty if found in contempt of Congress.

The Slimes don't want you to know about any of this, and they don't expect you to read the report to contradict them.

22 posted on 06/28/2016 8:35:32 AM PDT by justlurking
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To: timestax
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24 posted on 06/28/2016 8:36:22 AM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: Olog-hai
-- They have a link to the proposed report in there and it does not seem to say what they are saying. --

Quelle surprise!

25 posted on 06/28/2016 8:37:02 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Zakeet

The wifey was listening to FOX about this, and watching the GOP press conference. I said, “Why don’t you tune into CNN and see what they’re saying?”

They were saying exactly the same thing that the NY Times is saying... to the word. “No new evidence of wrongdoing by Hillary.”

These people march in lock step and drink from a common pool, most likely in coordination with the WH and the Dem Party.


26 posted on 06/28/2016 8:38:20 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Red Badger

Now we have Russia harassing our Diplomats because they now we have a wimp and traitor running things.


27 posted on 06/28/2016 8:39:16 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: Zakeet
Both parties are in it up to their necks in all of this. If Hillary goes down, they all go down. Can't have that can we? Well, in a just world we could.

I don't think even Trump will be able to bring any charges against ANY of the current political elite. I am afraid the ONLY way true justice could be served would be by 'We The People' marching fully armed on Washington. Really think that will happen? I don't.

28 posted on 06/28/2016 8:39:32 AM PDT by Envisioning (Before we get started, does anyone want to get out?)
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To: DonaldC
“The report, however, did not dispute that United States military forces stationed in Europe could not have reached Benghazi in time to rescue the personnel who died

At decision-making time (first minutes/hours) they had no idea how long it would last and they decided not to try to help. At that point they had no reason to be sure that help could not arrive in time and THEY DECIDED NOT TO TRY TO HELP.

Don't let the media use hindsight to justify the decision. It doesn't even matter if I agree with their hindsight or not it's a simple argument to show it was the wrong decision at the time it was made (unless you don't want to help Americans under attack).
29 posted on 06/28/2016 8:40:13 AM PDT by LostPassword
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To: Pearls Before Swine
These people march in lock step and drink from a common pool, most likely in coordination with the WH and the Dem Party.

They don't want to have weightlifting accidents.

30 posted on 06/28/2016 8:40:22 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: ecomcon

Yep. Gowdy just wrote a very strong letter.

And notice it keeps helping Hillary. I’m sad to say but I do not believe Trump will be allowed to be president. Hillary has been selected by the powers and muslims will be allowed to overtake the free world.


31 posted on 06/28/2016 8:40:32 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican
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To: shadeaud

The BASTARDS were running weapons, DID NOT want the presence of security and these brave men died even AFTER the DAMNED thing went to HELL in a hand basket THE BASTARDS did NOTHING except cover their political asses!!!


32 posted on 06/28/2016 8:41:03 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Oldexpat

Exactly. Could have turned into a hostage situation lasting 444 days.


33 posted on 06/28/2016 8:41:25 AM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: Oldexpat

What are the Russians doing?............................


34 posted on 06/28/2016 8:43:01 AM PDT by Red Badger (Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
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To: exit82

Exactly how I saw it, the MSM disgusts me.


35 posted on 06/28/2016 8:45:32 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: TakebackGOP

The Current Occupant gets a pass on “wrongdoing”, because, well, he is black, and therefore may be excused for failure to act, as it may have tarnished his reputation, and besides, he had a fund-raiser to get to the next day, so he was back in the White Hut packing for the trip.

Herself had no such excuse. And plenty of time to act.

Parse that title carefully. The NYT found no NEW evidence of wrongdoing by Herself, but there was plenty of OLD evidence which the NYT had previously discounted, but is still valid.


36 posted on 06/28/2016 8:45:39 AM PDT by alloysteel (Of course you will live in interesting times, Nobody has a choice, now.)
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37 posted on 06/28/2016 8:46:10 AM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: alloysteel

I agree about Obama.


38 posted on 06/28/2016 8:49:57 AM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: Red Badger

They broke into a diplomats house and rearranged the furniture, for example. Compost has a story on it.


39 posted on 06/28/2016 8:50:48 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: Zakeet

Disgusting. They just threw 4 Americans under the bus.


40 posted on 06/28/2016 8:52:18 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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