We’ve learned that the administration has begun providing documents, many of them extensively redacted, to the Senate Intelligence Committee. Sources tell CBS News’s Sharyl Attkisson that the documents confirm what has already been reported, although the question of who removed al-Qaeda from the talking points is still up in the air.
One source who viewed the docs says someone in a federal agency "press shop" was involved in changing the talking points to remove al Qaeda
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) March 6, 2013
An official familiar with the docs says there were warnings from Libya sent to Washington in the days leading up to the attack–(cont)
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) March 6, 2013
–that specifically warned of an imminent attack on the US compound in Benghazi
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) March 6, 2013
A source familiar with the docs says most every communication between Libya and DC from the start of the attacks referenced —
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) March 6, 2013
–al Qaeda or al Qaeda affiliates as being the likely instigators
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) March 6, 2013
But what about that horribly offensive YouTube video?
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A source who viewed the docs says the few that mentioned a protest on benghazi nite were not first hand references
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) March 6, 2013
Two sources believe Benghazi survivor info and transcripts still have not been provided in unredacted form to committee
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) March 6, 2013
Thank god for @SharylAttkisson. Doing some real reporting while many "journalists" just dismiss the Benghazi story. #FF
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) March 6, 2013
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