April 2, 2014

2014-04-02T21:24:17-04:00

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Former CIA Director Mike Morell testified at a House Select Intelligence committee hearing on allegations that he misled Congress over the White House’s role in crafting the “talking points” related to the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.



The former CIA director denied misleading Congress, saying, “We did not deliberately downplay the role of terrorists in the Benghazi attack in our analysis or in the talking points,” although he said there were some things he “should have done differently.” Morell also said he did not know the talking points would be used by UN Ambassador Susan Rice on Sunday talk shows. Chair Mike Rogers (R-MI) argued the talking points “did not reflect the best information available” and were misleading.

Former CIA Director Mike Morell testified at a House Select Intelligence committee hearing on allegations that he misled Congress over the White House’s role in crafting the… read more