Clinton challenged at hearing over security at Benghazi outpost | Fox News
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was confronted Thursday with tough questions by Republicans over the slim diplomatic security in place at the Benghazi compound before the 2012 terror attacks — and repeated unanswered requests by the late Ambassador Chris Stevens for more support — as she testified before the congressional committee probing the attacks. She faced tough questions from Republicans even as Democratic panel members spent their time trying to discredit the work of the committee itself, describing it as a partisan outfit. But amid claims that the panel has focused too much on Clinton’s personal email use, Republicans tried to focus Thursday on Benghazi. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga., noted that the late Ambassador Chris Stevens asked “numerous times” for extra security in Libya and questioned whether he was able to ask Clinton directly. “I do not believe that he had my personal email,” Clinton admitted, before adding that Stevens had a “direct line” to others. Clinton acknowledged some of his requests were approved, and others were not. She also testified that those requests were handled by security professionals in the department and not her. “I did not see them. I did not approve them. I did not deny them,” she said.
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