Benghazi attack congressional hearings

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United States congressional hearing legislative oversight process political investigation

The Benghazi attack congressional hearings were a series of high-profile U.S. congressional investigations into the 2012 attack on American facilities in Benghazi, Libya, which scrutinized the actions and decisions of then–Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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instanceOf United States congressional hearing
legislative oversight process
political investigation
chairperson Trey Gowdy
committee United States House Select Committee on Benghazi
country United States
endTime 2016
hasEffect impact on Hillary Clinton’s public image
influence on 2016 U.S. presidential election discourse
political controversy in the United States
hasPart House Armed Services Committee hearings on Benghazi
House Oversight Committee hearings on Benghazi
House Select Committee on Benghazi hearings
Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings on Benghazi
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearings on Benghazi
Senate hearings on Benghazi
language English
legislativeBody United States Congress
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
location Washington, D.C.
mainSubject 2012 Benghazi attack
Hillary Clinton
Obama administration
United States Department of State
United States consulate in Benghazi
United States diplomatic mission in Benghazi
mediaCoverage extensive
numberOfInvestigations multiple
pointOfView highly partisan
significantParticipant Barack Obama administration officials
Democratic Party members of Congress
Hillary Clinton
Republican Party members of Congress
State Department officials
intelligence community officials
military officials
startTime 2012
topic State Department security decisions
accountability for security failures
administration public statements after the attack
attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi
crisis response on September 11–12, 2012
death of CIA contractors Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty
death of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens
death of U.S. Foreign Service Officer Sean Smith
intelligence assessments about Benghazi
security at U.S. diplomatic facilities
use of a private email server by Hillary Clinton

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Hillary Clinton notableEvent Benghazi attack congressional hearings
Benghazi attack congressional hearings hasPart House Select Committee on Benghazi hearings
linked to: Benghazi attack congressional hearings
Benghazi attack congressional hearings hasPart Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearings on Benghazi
linked to: Benghazi attack congressional hearings