White House: Benghazi report is political

Source: usatoday.com
Published: Jun 28, 2016
Author: Gregory Korte
Post Date: 2016-06-28 16:02:02 by Stoner
Views: 1455

WASHINGTON — The White House dismissed the findings of a two-year investigation into the deaths of four Americans in Libya in 2012, saying the probe by the House Benghazi committee was designed to undermine Democrat Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

"Is the RNC going to disclose the in-kind contribution that they received from House Republicans today?" White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said, referring to the Republican National Committee. He called the investigation a "$7 million effort funded by taxpayers ... to tear down Secretary Clinton's poll numbers."

The 800-page report from the Republican-led House committee, released Monday, concluded that politics and bureaucracy delayed the response to a terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012.

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But Earnest said those findings contradict previous repeated internal and independent investigations — many of which were led by congressional Republicans — found that the administration's response to the crisis was not politically motivated.

"The variety of conspiracy theories that have been flowering on the Republican side of the aisle are politically motivated fantasies. And it's unfortunate that the death of four Americans would be subject to that kind of political fantasizing," Earnest said.

Earnest called those deaths a "tragedy," but said President Obama ordered the Defense Department to respond while the attack was happening.

"There were a number of personnel in Benghazi that were safely extracted by DOD assets hours after the attack. There were some U.S. citizens who were killed. That's the reason we're having this conversation," he said.

Well, we can all sleep better tonight.

If my son had been one of those killed there, I would be SEETHING with rage !!

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#1: Rufus T Firefly    To: Stoner (#0)

Benghazi report is political

Hmmm . . . don't see "political" there. They must've used a different wheel.

Rufus T Firefly posted on 2016-06-28 16:48:24   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Stoner    To: Rufus T Firefly (#1)

LOL

Stoner posted on 2016-06-28 16:50:44   Reply   Private Reply

#3: tpaine    To: Stoner, Y'ALL (#0)

Benghazi report is political --

The Benghazi response was political.

And don't forget the homophobic angle. -- It was rumored at the time that the ambassador was in Benghazi for a 'boys night out'. -- Hilliary got wind of it, was pissed, and left him to solve his own problems.

tpaine posted on 2016-06-28 17:05:58   Reply   Private Reply

#4: tomder55    To: Stoner (#0)

The report is a disappointment . All that time and money spent on the investigation and Gowdy refused to address the most important question.....why was Ambassador Stevens in Benghazi on 9-11-12 ? What was happening there that was so important that he would risk his life there on a day which the whole world knew was a day that it was likely that jihadistan would make an attack ? We already knew that the emperor ,Evita ,Susan Rice and the rest of his team were callous liars and incompetent... that they called off any attempt at rescue . Evita's emails must've revealed the nature of the Benghazi operation ;the gun running the US was orchestrating out of Benghazi for the benefit of the jihadists in Syria.

tomder55 posted on 2016-06-28 21:31:01   Reply   Private Reply

#5: tpaine    To: tomder55 (#4)

why was Ambassador Stevens in Benghazi on 9-11- 12 ? What was happening there that was so important that he would risk his life there ---

See #3 for the rumor going around at the time..

Guys like Justin Raimondo, Brietbart, and Drudge were posting hints about it, if memory serves.

tpaine posted on 2016-06-28 21:49:52   Reply   Private Reply

#6: Don    To: Rufus T Firefly (#1)

So? Everything is political. Talk about the pot calling the skillet black.

Don posted on 2016-06-28 22:24:16   Reply   Private Reply

#7: Stoner    To: All (#0)

Boy, the Republicans are really doing a bang up job for us aren't they?

Stoner posted on 2016-06-29 10:05:44   Reply   Private Reply

#8: Rufus T Firefly    To: Stoner (#7)

Boy, the Republicans are really doing a bang up job for us aren't they?

They're doing the best they can to get their candidate elected.

Unfortunately, their candidate is Xlinton.

Rufus T Firefly posted on 2016-07-01 08:58:12   Reply   Private Reply

#9: Stoner    To: Rufus T Firefly (#8)

" They're doing the best they can to get their candidate elected.

Unfortunately, their candidate is Xlinton. "

Man, you got that right !

They all need to be voted out, or, tarred & feathered!

Stoner posted on 2016-07-01 09:52:38   Reply   Private Reply