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John McCain: “Her talking points came from the White House, not from the DNI. But, second of all, it was obvious within 24 hours that…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2012
Her talking points came from the White House, not from the DNI. But, second of all, it was obvious within 24 hours that the station chief from the CIA had said this was a terrorist attack.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain argues that Susan Rice's statements about the Benghazi attack were misleading and based on incorrect information from the White House.

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