Shouting Match Dominates Benghazi Hearing

Republican lawmakers sharply questioned Hillary Clinton, “seeking to build a case that the former secretary of state had been derelict in her duty to secure the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, in the months before the 2012 terrorist attacks that resulted in the deaths of four Americans,” the New York Times reports.

Washington Post: “Six hours after it began, a House committee’s questioning of Hillary Clinton has provided few new details about the 2012 attacks on American installations in Benghazi, Libya – and, so far, no clear victory for Republicans seeking to trap Clinton in an admission of bad judgment.”

A shouting match between Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), the committee chair, and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), the ranking Democrat, about the focus on Clinton’s email exchanges with Sidney Blumenthal was a key highlight. Watch here: