GET VIDEO!!!! National Security Advisor Ambassador Susan Rice is back in the news this week over the Benghazi attack, after she spoke a few days ago during a lunch to honor women in foreign policy — and the topic turned […]
May, 2014
New Benghazi Panel GOP Aide Lobbied For Liberal Groups
The new executive director of Benghazi select committee has a somewhat unexpected background: he lobbied for the American Civil Liberties Union. Philip Kiko, the Benghazi panel director chosen by Select Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy on Thursday, represented the ACLU on […]
Trey Gowdy Names Former NRCC Aide As Director Of Benghazi Committee
WASHINGTON — Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) on Thursday named lobbyist and former Republican aide Phil Kiko as staff director for the newly created House select committee tasked with investigating the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Kiko most recently served as […]
Lanny Davis to Lead Benghazi ‘Truth Squad’
Former Clinton special counsel Lanny Davis says he plans to lead a “truth squad” to counter accusations coming out of the Benghazi select committee hearings. Davis will lead a group of volunteers “in front of the hearing room of the Gowdy […]
The Benghazi Attack was A Key Defining Moment for President Obama
As such, it underscores his leadership style and is a measure of his performance over the past three years and a predictive metric for a second term. Three synergistic factors must have been at work in the White House during […]
GOP probe of Benghazi holds political peril for both parties
WASHINGTON — The creation of a special committee to investigate the 2012 Benghazi attacks carries the potential for political gains — and risks — for Republicans. The House of Representatives voted Thursday create a special panel to investigate the Sept. […]
Rep. Trey Gowdy: Ex-prosecutor to head GOP’s Benghazi probe
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner on Monday chose Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican and former federal prosecutor, to head a special committee that will investigate the deadly September 2012 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, […]