Rep. Trey Gowdy (R., S.C.) called it an understatement to say he had no confidence in the investigation into the Benghazi attack by the Accountability Review Board Tuesday, asking how there could possibly be a comprehensive review of the event when then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wasn't questioned.
"There's a reason students don't grade their own papers, there's a reason defendants don't sentence themselves, and there's a reason the State Department doesn't get to investigate themselves to determine whether or not it made errors in Benghazi," Gowdy said. "That's Congress's job. So, yes, it would be a wild understatement for us to say we do not have confidence in the Accountability Review Board and its conclusions."
Gowdy said there would be "persuasive" witnesses testifying about Benghazi May 8 and a "wonderful opportunity" to hear non-hearsay accounts about the attacks. President Obama claimed Tuesday that he had no knowledge of reports that these whistleblowers had been threatened or intimidated for divulging sensitive information to Congress about Benghazi.
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