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Jim Jordan and Mike Pompeo, dissatisfied with the majority Report of the Benghazi Committee, have released these additional views to set the record straight. On their analysis of the evidence, they argue: I. The administration misled the public about the events in Benghazi. Officials at the State Department, including Secretary Clinton, learned almost in real time that the attack in Benghazi was a terrorist attack. With the presidential election just 56 days away, rather than tell the American people the truth and increase the risk of losing an election, the administration told one story privately and a different story publicly. They publicly blamed the deaths on a video-inspired protest they knew had never occurred. II. Security in Benghazi was woefully inadequate and Secretary Clinton failed to lead. After Qhaddafi, the U.S. knew that we could not count on host nation security in a country where militias held significant power. Yet, in August 2012, Secretary Clinton missed the last, clear chance to protect her people. III. America did not move heaven and earth to rescue our people. Contrary to the administration’s claim that it could not have landed in Benghazi in time to help, the administration never directed men or machines into Benghazi. IV. The administration broke its promise to bring the terrorists to justice. After the attacks, President Obama promised “justice will be done.” Yet, almost four years later, only one of the terrorists has been captured and brought to the United States to face criminal charges. Even that terrorist will not receive the full measure of justice after the administration chose not to seek the death penalty. The American people are owed an explanation. V. The administration did not cooperate with the investigation Despite its claims, we saw no evidence that the administration held a sincere interest in helping the Committee find the truth about Benghazi. So while the investigation uncovered new information, we nonetheless end the Committee’s investigation without many of the facts, especially those involving the President and the White House, that we were chartered to obtain.
