Rep. Ben Ray Lujan is unprepared to answer a question from CNN about allegations that Hillary Clinton's State Department tried to organize a quid pro quo with the FBI in order to declassify a Benghazi-related email that was found on Hillary Clinton's private server. Lujan begins to blame WikiLeaks and Russia for the information, that was actually released by the FBI after a FOIA request.



Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean made the same mistake on Monday right after the story first broke, in an interview with MSNBC.



"Whether we're talking about the emails that came from the FOIA request, or the other emails, President Obama said it best: He said there is no credibility to this assertion, that's what we're seeing with this one," Lujan said after being corrected.



The FBI and State Department have both denied allegations that there was any wrongdoing, but House Speaker Paul Ryan said, "a senior State Department official’s attempt to pressure the FBI to hide the extent of this mishandling bears all the signs of a coverup. This is why our aggressive oversight work in the House is so important, and it will continue."



Trump campaign surrogate Gen. Michael Flynn said in an emailed statement that this was "undeniable proof that Hillary Clinton colluded with the FBI, DOJ and State Department to cover up criminal activity at the highest levels."

