Washington, DC – In the lead-up to Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin’s appearances before the Benghazi Committee, Kevin McCarthy and Richard Hanna—two House Republicans—have both confirmed that the Committee’s investigation is nothing more than a political farce designed to hurt Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
“It’s tragic but unsurprising that Trey Gowdy has used his power to peddle in partisan smear campaigns and conspiracy theories—hiding facts and using partisan tactics to politicize the tragedy in Benghazi, as well as Planned Parenthood and a host of other issues,” said Daniel Wessel of Correct The Record.
“The Benghazi Committee Republicans’ abuse of power and misuse of taxpayer funds run deep. With so much at stake in 2016, the American people deserve better than partisan hackery with no basis in the facts.”
- Trey Gowdy has repeatedly pushed Benghazi conspiracy theories, including even arguing that the administration changed the names of people involved in the Benghazi attacks as part of a cover-up attempt.
- Trey Gowdy suggested the Obama 2012 campaign could have been directly manipulating the Internal Revenue Service.
- Trey Gowdy harshly interrogated Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, accusing her of “eating dinner salads and drinking wine” while “discussing infanticide.”
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