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Originally Posted by vienna

So, you're saying you agree with the findings of all those investigation that there is no direct, individual culpability of Clinton? Because, that is substantially and specifically the findings of all those investigations...

Other findings of the same investigation..

But the final section of Gowdy’s report does sharply criticize both Clinton’s use of a private email account and what it called the administration’s “shameful” stonewalling of the investigation. The report said the administration’s refusal to turn over all records to the panel made it impossible for committee investigators to say with certainty that they have reviewed all the facts surrounding the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi that left four Americans dead, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.

“What may appear at first blush to be a lack of competence on behalf of the State Department now appears fully intentional and coordinated,” according to an exclusive copy of a part of the report that alleges the administration stonewalled Gowdy’s probe. “Delaying the production of documents sought by letter, informal request or subpoena has decided political advantages for those opposing the investigation.”

The report will also detail the Defense Department’s failure to move assets to respond during the attack. The panel found that while President Barack Obama and then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta approved the military to do all that it could just after 8:30 that night, no one was deployed for hours and DOD failed to meet deployment times, according to one committee staffer.

The committee also blasts the State Department’s internal investigation of the attack, known as the Accountability Review Board, for allegedly coordinating with Clinton’s chief of staff, Cheryl Mills. Such reviews are traditionally independent.

The committee spoke to at least one State Department official who said the traditional setup of an ARB was not followed, noting Mills’ involvement.

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/...clinton-224854

Nothing happens in a vacuum. Wrong doing, culpability and incompetence are sometimes hard to distinguish. The responsibility ultimately lies with those in charge. There is no doubt that Clinton's role in this was politicized by the GOP during this investigation. That's not a viable excuse. Like so many things with this woman, it's never her fault. I believe that this tragedy and the resulting attempt to distract from the actual events played a roll in Mrs. Clinton's election loss.

Oh and by the way the use of the somewhat derogatory term 'Trumpettes' does not pave the way for good political discussion. I would have thought you would be above that.