House Speaker John Boehner has tapped South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy to head a special committee investigating the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The investigation was given new life after details emerged of an email between a White House advisor and Ambassador Susan Rice.
Four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, were killed in the Sept. 11, 2012 attack. Republicans have accused the Obama administration of covering up the details and stonewalling Congress on the facts for political purposes.
Democrats have pointed to the multiple investigations, including a bipartisan Senate Intelligence committee probe, and insist that the GOP plans for a select committee is merely designed to energize the GOP base ahead of midterm elections.
Does the recently released email convince you that the Administration knew the Benghazi attack wasn’t related to the video, and that they intended to lie about the attack? Do you think Republicans will be able to use this effectively leading into the elections, or is the public disinterested and/or think GOP claims are hooey? Should Secretary John Kerry testify before the committee, or avoid it as GOP political grandstanding?
Has media coverage of the Administration’s handling of Benghazi been appropriate?
With files from the Associated Press
Guests:
Jonathan Wilcox, Republican Strategist; former speechwriter for Governor Pete Wilson
Matt Rodriguez, Democratic strategist; founder of Rodriguez Strategies; former senior Obama advisor in 2008