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I think it is just horrible that they would bring her in to testify!!
Clinton campaign blasts Benghazi panel for announcing Abedin testimony
By Rachael Bade
10/15/15 11:45 PM EDT
Updated 10/16/15 10:57 AM EDT
Huma Abedin, the vice chairwoman of Hillary for America who also worked for Clinton at the State Department, had been scheduled weeks ago to testify Friday behind closed doors. | Getty
Clinton campaign blasts Benghazi panel for announcing Abedin testimony
By Rachael Bade
10/15/15 11:45 PM EDT
Updated 10/16/15 10:57 AM EDT
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Hillary Clintons campaign on Thursday night slammed the House Select Committee on Benghazi for publicly announcing the Friday appearance of her top campaign organizer before the panel, dismissing it as just another tactic in their partisan plan to go after Hillary Clinton.
Huma Abedin, vice chairwoman of Hillary for America who also worked for Clinton at the State Department, had been scheduled weeks ago to testify Friday behind closed doors. On Thursday, the committee circulated a background memo that confirmed her appearance and noted that investigators would ask her only about Libya policy and events related to the 2012 attack.
But the campaign accused the panel of playing politics, particularly because the committee rarely announces appearances before they happen and because Abedin wasnt at the State Department the night of the Benghazi attacks, they said. The campaign also said Abedin, who was working part-time at State around the time of the attack, has limited knowledge about the events surrounding Benghazi.
The Committees focus on Huma (as opposed to numerous intelligence and defense community officials still outstanding) is additional evidence that the actual attack in Benghazi, and its lessons about how we might better protect diplomats serving in dangerous places, are the last things on the committees mind, the campaign said in a statement...............
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/clinton-abedin-benghazi-testimony-214867#ixzz3omCZExWS
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Plus two GOP politicians admitting it is a sham, and one whistleblower blowing a huge whistle, complete with insider evidence.
Do the math.
I can hear the questions in the secret testimony of the very leaky McCarthy committee - the irony drips - as if it were still the 1950's": "Are you now or have you ever been a......Muslim?"
"Enough of the damn Bgazhi!"
riversedge
(70,204 posts)Brian Fallon ?@brianefallon 3h3 hours ago
With professionalism and poise, Clinton aides have honored Gowdy's b-roll - er, interview - requests. The least he could do is show up.
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Brian Fallon ?@brianefallon 4h4 hours ago
To recap, Gowdy summons aide w/ little to no knowledge of Benghazi, issues press release with date/time of appearance, then never shows up