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My, how things have changed since the Benghazi investigation. Page 360 of the report: (Original Post) catbyte Oct 2019 OP
Recommended. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #1
Someone should enlarge and make a poster to affix to the door of the room where the sessions are fierywoman Oct 2019 #2
Brilliant! That is such a great idea. DemocracyMouse Oct 2019 #13
Nice Find DarthDem Oct 2019 #3
Shove that in Gaetz, et. al.'s faces. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2019 #4
I'd prefer it be rolled up and shoved up his rear end...all NoMoreRepugs Oct 2019 #5
+++ agree iluvtennis Oct 2019 #16
Chuck Todd make a big deal about this on MTP today SharonClark Oct 2019 #6
Well, that's a little disturbing. I never watch it because he's so lame. Maybe I'll start. catbyte Oct 2019 #8
I think Schmuck Toad also said there was another reference on pg. 405 BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #7
K&R. KPN Oct 2019 #9
is this image removed or not found part of the reoprt? thats all i get. i dont get it. AllaN01Bear Oct 2019 #10
I might not have saved it correctly. Try this: catbyte Oct 2019 #12
thanks for the information AllaN01Bear Oct 2019 #22
Exactly. She was requesting additional funds to beef up embassy security for months. catbyte Oct 2019 #24
The Benghazi investigations were meant to embarrass Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, tclambert Oct 2019 #11
Someone needs to print out copies of that and distribute them all over the place. Crunchy Frog Oct 2019 #14
On Rachel tonight audio of federal judges asking Trump's lawyers if cops could "disable"Trump if he Pepsidog Oct 2019 #15
Hypocrisy is certainly nothing new to them. progressoid Oct 2019 #17
Our House, our rules! Nt VarryOn Oct 2019 #18
Good find, catbyte. brer cat Oct 2019 #19
Quoting from page 360 srose58089 Oct 2019 #20
thanks for the text! Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2019 #21
+1000 smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #23

DarthDem

(5,256 posts)
3. Nice Find
Wed Oct 23, 2019, 08:13 PM
Oct 2019

Of course they just say whatever they need to depending on the day and change their views on a whim.

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)
6. Chuck Todd make a big deal about this on MTP today
Wed Oct 23, 2019, 09:11 PM
Oct 2019

It seems he's finally disgusted with the hypocrisy of the repugs.

AllaN01Bear

(18,273 posts)
22. thanks for the information
Thu Oct 24, 2019, 06:43 PM
Oct 2019

from what i understand that a republican congress cut back the guard there and i 100% blame it on them. they were trying to make hillary a scape goat.

tclambert

(11,087 posts)
11. The Benghazi investigations were meant to embarrass Hillary Clinton, a Democrat,
Wed Oct 23, 2019, 10:21 PM
Oct 2019

while these impeachment hearings are meant to expose actual crimes committed by Donald Trump, a Republican. So they are completely different. Republicans can approve of one, but must condemn the other. It's not a matter of right vs. wrong, it's purely a matter of Republican vs. not Republican.

Pepsidog

(6,254 posts)
15. On Rachel tonight audio of federal judges asking Trump's lawyers if cops could "disable"Trump if he
Wed Oct 23, 2019, 10:56 PM
Oct 2019

were shooting people. Trump’s lawyers said “no”. Dems have to jump all over this. They should be on every news show screaming this. Judges should have asked can Trump rape women and children while President and not be prosecuted.

brer cat

(24,579 posts)
19. Good find, catbyte.
Wed Oct 23, 2019, 11:07 PM
Oct 2019

Their hypocrisy is well documented, but their base never reads and they certainly don't hear this on FOX.

srose58089

(214 posts)
20. Quoting from page 360
Wed Oct 23, 2019, 11:13 PM
Oct 2019

These couple paragraphs from page 360 need to be mailed to all 23 SCIF crashers. They need to be reminded just how childish their behavior is.

F I N A L R E P O R T
OF THE
SELECT COMMITTEE ON
THE EVENTS SURROUNDING
THE 2012 TERRORIST
ATTACK IN BENGHAZI
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

from page 360:

The Committee’s preference for private interviews over public
hearings has been questioned. Interviews are a more efficient and
effective means of discovery. Interviews allow witnesses to be questioned
in depth by a highly prepared member or staff person. In
a hearing, every member of a committee is recognized—usually for
five minutes—a procedure which precludes in-depth focused questioning.
Interviews also allow the Committee to safeguard the privacy of witnesses
who may fear retaliation for cooperating or whose
work requires anonymity, such as intelligence community operatives.

Both witnesses and members of Congress conduct themselves differently
in interviews than when in the public glare of a hearing.
Neither have an incentive to play to the cameras. Witnesses have
no incentive to run out the clock as long-winded evasive answers
merely extend the length of the interview. Likewise, Members have
no need to interrupt witnesses to try to ask all their questions in
five minutes. Perhaps more importantly, political posturing, self-serving
speeches, and theatrics serve no purpose in a closed interview and, as
a result, the questioning in interviews tends to be far
more effective at discovering information than at public hearings.
For these reasons, nearly all Executive Branch investigations are
conducted in private and without arbitrary time constraints. This
is no less true in a Legislative Branch investigation, yet the manner
in which the media portrays these investigations is starkly different.

Oh and guess who was chairman? That's right Trey Gowdy

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