@SharylAttkisson @DailySignal Culling damaging docs to protect a Clinton? Wish I had a nickel…
— Rob Hanks is (@acidicbob47) September 15, 2014
Investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson has for a long time now been in pursuit of the full story about the Benghazi attack and surrounding events. Attkisson’s latest report concerns a former State Department official who alleges an effort to remove any damning documents from department files before they were handed over to the Accountability Review Board:
Exclusive: Was There a Benghazi Document-Scrubbing Operation in State Dept. Basement? One Former Diplomat Thinks So. http://t.co/nKViZThLpn
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) September 15, 2014
Benghazi Bombshell: Clinton State Dept Official Reveals Details of Alleged Doc Review http://t.co/S0pvCof9gm @SharylAttkisson @DailySignal
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) September 15, 2014
From Attkisson’s story:
As the House Select Committee on Benghazi prepares for its first hearing this week, a former State Department diplomat is coming forward with a startling allegation: Hillary Clinton confidants were part of an operation to “separate” damaging documents before they were turned over to the Accountability Review Board investigating security lapses surrounding the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attacks on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya.
According to former Deputy Assistant Secretary Raymond Maxwell, the after-hours session took place over a weekend in a basement operations-type center at State Department headquarters in Washington, D.C. This is the first time Maxwell has publicly come forward with the story.
At the time, Maxwell was a leader in the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA), which was charged with collecting emails and documents relevant to the Benghazi probe.
Wow. Read Attlisson’s full report here. Maxwell has reportedly told the same story to lawmakers investigating Benghazi.
Fox News’ Brit Hume sees this as potentially unraveling a cover-up:
If this is confirmed, it's a big deal as it points unmistakably to the Benghazi cover-up many have long suspected. http://t.co/DLYz6wIm5k
— Brit Hume (@brithume) September 15, 2014
Move over, IRS scandal, and make room for other “smidgens” of corruption.
https://twitter.com/d926600/status/511530443582500864
“What difference does it make?”
.@brithume (hearing Streisand memories while typing) "Whitewateresque"@SharylAttkisson has done it again (BRAVO!)
— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) September 15, 2014
@brithume This is huge. But with Clinton, I'm not surprised. Wondering is this torpedoes her presidential hopes.
— Matthew Short (@shorty1974a) September 15, 2014
@brithume Even if it is proven beyond any doubt, will anything REALLY happen? I have serious doubts..meaning No, nothing will happen.
— Paddy'OFurniture (@Geddy5) September 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/TheRightWingM/status/511515409858572288
@SharylAttkisson Given all the other scrubbing done in this admin, it would be foolish NOT to suspect the possibility. Hillary's a pro.
— Joan of Argghh! (@JoanOfArgghh) September 15, 2014
@SharylAttkisson @Doc_68W_ they need to learn from the IRS. Mysterious hard disk crashes & phone wipes don't require overtime.
— Gary Smith (@Matwork21) September 15, 2014
@SharylAttkisson @DailySignal This is not good, not good at all.
— ? % Fed up (@littlefoxone) September 15, 2014
@SharylAttkisson That's pretty damned interesting. Wonder if it will go anywhere?
— John (@gpgob) September 15, 2014
@SharylAttkisson great story thank you for the hard work America deserves the truth
— Trump the Virus (@wiupopeye85) September 15, 2014
@SharylAttkisson Thanks for your work on our behalf.
— Charles Watson (@chaspw) September 15, 2014
The House Select Committee on Benghazi will hold its first hearing on Wednesday.
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