Clinton Endures An 11-Hour Grilling Before Benghazi Committee - Tamara Keith

Hillary Clinton endured 11 hours of questioning before the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Thursday, and when it was over, it was hard to say how much new light was shed on the 2012 terrorist attack that killed four Americans while she was secretary of state.

For many, there was just one question when the hearing began at 10:00 a.m. ET: Was it a genuine effort to discover new information about the Benghazi attack, or was it a partisan effort designed to rough up the leading Democratic candidate for president?

In his opening remarks, the committee's chairman, Republican Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, insisted it was the former. "There are people frankly in both parties who have insisted this investigation is about you," he said to Clinton. "Let me assure you it is not. And let me assure you why it's not. This investigation is about four people who were killed representing our country on foreign soil."

Clinton struck a somber tone through most of the hearing.

"I've thought more about what happened than all of you put together," she said. "I've lost more sleep than all of you put together. I have been wracking my brain about what more could have been done or should have been done."

But the apolitical tone didn't last long. Republicans on the committee pushed Clinton hard. And Democrats mostly complained that the committee's work was expensive and unproductive. - Read More at NPR

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