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John McCain: The DNI is saying one thing, the State -- the other -- CIA station chief within 24 hours said it was an al Qaeda…

On the recordNovember 13, 2012
The DNI is saying one thing, the State -- the other -- CIA station chief within 24 hours said it was an al Qaeda affiliated attack. Didn't she have that information? The White House gave the talking points, the president incredibly over two weeks later continued to call this a spontaneous demonstration that sparked this attack which by then he must have known was totally false.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain questions the reliability of the information provided by the White House regarding the nature of the Benghazi attack and criticizes President Obama for perpetuating false narratives.

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