GOP Benghazi Hearing Asks Clinton All the Wrong Questions

You and your Democratic colleagues on the panel have been criticized for participating and giving legitimacy to the investigation. The Democrat, who is now the second longest serving member of the House of Representatives, also sat on the Republican side of the dais.

Democrats have been pondering whether to remain on the panel, which has spent more than $4.5 million investigating the September 11, 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.

And Cummings said transcripts of those hearings will reveal the GOP's true intentions of hurting Clinton's standing in her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

So Gowdy was solicitous of the former secretary of state, letting her take the oath behind closed doors rather than having to raise her right hand in public like a tobacco company executive. Ms. Palmieri said of yesterday's hearing.

She let her exasperation show every time she uttered the words "previously", "again", and "as I said before".

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called the committee a "political sham" that dishonors the victims.

The reevaluation follows a Thursday hearing which was widely seen as a success for Clinton, while Republicans failed to strike any decisive blows.

Mrs Clinton firmly defended her record under scrutiny from the committee while seeking to avoid any mishap that might damage her presidential campaign. Clinton said the chaotic events in Benghazi cause her anguish to this day.

"I've always also injected also an element of wholeness, completeness and truthfulness in the definition of cooperative", Gowdy said. She was extremely well prepared and was mostly successful.in either deflecting or obscuring most of the major points Republicans were trying to hammer home.

What I want to know is this-why tell Republicans to shut up when they are telling the truth, but not when they are attacking Secretary Clinton with reckless accusations that are demonstrably false?

"I finally got to answer questions, something I have been pushing for literally a year, and I am just grateful I recovered my voice, which I lost a little bit", she said.

On Friday, Graham saluted Gowdy, saying his investigation uncovered documents that back up his allegation and that previous congressional Benghazi committees never saw.

When pressed about criticism, even from fellow Republicans, about disproportionately focusing his line of questioning on emails from Clinton friend Sidney Blumenthal, Gowdy responded, "How do you not ask: how does this person, who has no formal role in government and no expertise in Libya or Benghazi - how does he have unfettered access to you?"

GOP lawmakers "badgered Hillary Clinton at every turn".

"When she's asked whether she's taking responsibility, she says 'yes, '" Gowdy said. Despite the attacks, "Hillary was rock solid".

Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, said her strong showing in the first debate - winning it two to one among those with a say in selecting a candidate - was responsible.

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