October 22, 2015

Cummings: Benghazi Panel Set Loose to Take Down Hillary Clinton

Rep. Elijah Cummings, top Democrat on the House Select Cmte on Benghazi, begins hearing with Hillary Clinton by blasting the panel itself as a partisan vehicle designed to attack Clinton for political reasons. Says cmte was given "no rules, no deadline and an unlimited budget"; cites comments from Reps. Kevin McCarthy, Richard Hanna on political cost of panel's investigation to Clinton ''They set them loose, madam secretary, because you're running for president" Earlier: Gowdy Says We Owe the De

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