Conservatives Quickly Label Latest Benghazi News A Distraction

CAITLIN MACNEAL – JUNE 17, 2014, 2:17 PM EDT

The news that U.S. Special Forces captured a Libyan militant accused of leading the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi in 2012 was clearly meant to distract from the real scandal at hand, whatever that is.

Almost immediately following the reports that Ahmed Abu Khattala was in U.S. custody, conservatives furthered their distraction meme, questioning the motives and timing behind Khattala's capture.

Fox News' Kennedy suggested that the the news was timed to boost Hillary Clinton's book tour and distract from her role in the administration't response to the Benghazi attack.

“You have a former Secretary of State who is in the middle of a high profile book tour, I think this is convenient for her to shift the talking points to some of the things she has been discussing," Kennedy said on Fox's "Outnumbered" right after the news of the captor broke, as recorded by Think Progress.

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