Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would be unwilling to turn over her notes on the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack in an interview shown Tuesday on NBC Nightly News.
Asked by Cynthia McFadden if she'd give them to the congressional committee investigating the assault and the subsequent White House response, Clinton pointed to her new book "Hard Choices" instead. The terrorist attack took place during her tenure, and Clinton has been the subject of criticism for the lack of security around the consulate, among other factors.
"They can read it in the book," she said. "Let’s see whether this is on the level or not because that really matters to me. I don’t want to be part of something which, in any way, politicizes or demeans the sacrifice that we saw happen there."
Full exchange:
CYNTHIA MCFADDEN: You write in great detail in the book about what was happening in Benghazi as it evolved. Did you keep a diary during your time?
HILLARY CLINTON: I kept a lot of notes.
MCFADDEN: If the committee wants your notes, would you turn those over?
CLINTON: They can read it in the book. Let’s see whether this is on the level or not because that really matters to me. I don’t want to be part of something which, in any way, politicizes or demeans the sacrifice that we saw happen there.
[H/T America Rising]