Rep. Trey Gowdy says White House hiding Benghazi survivors, changing their names
August 2, 2013
In an appearance on Fox News' show 'On The Record' with Greta Van Susteren,
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) said the Obama Administration is hiding the
survivors of the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi,
Libya. Gowdy also told Greta that the administration is dispersing the
survivors to locations around the country, and also changing their
names.
Gowdy's statements came after a bombshell report on CNN from Jake Tapper. Tapper broke the news that there were “dozens” of CIA operatives on the ground in Benghazi on Sept. 11 when the consulate was attacked. Tapper also reported that the agency is going to unprecedented lengths to make sure whatever it was doing in Libya at the time of the attack remains a secret.
"Stop and think what things are most calculated to get at the truth? Talk to people with first-hand knowledge. What creates the appearance and perhaps the reality of a cover-up? Not letting us talk with people who have the most amount of information, dispersing them around the country and changing their names," Gowdy said during the interview with Greta.
Members of Congress investigating the Benghazi attack have asked the administration for permission to speak with survivors since it occurred, but have been constantly stonewalled in their attempts. Tapper's report says the CIA is forcing employees of the agency to submit to polygraph tests as often as once a month in order to make sure they are not talking to the press or members of Congress about the attack.
According to sources inside the CIA, that is unprecedented unless the agency believes the employees may be leaking information, or are involved in activities that could endanger the agency's covert operations. Employees would normally only be required to submit to polygraph testing "every three to four years."
Gowdy's statements came after a bombshell report on CNN from Jake Tapper. Tapper broke the news that there were “dozens” of CIA operatives on the ground in Benghazi on Sept. 11 when the consulate was attacked. Tapper also reported that the agency is going to unprecedented lengths to make sure whatever it was doing in Libya at the time of the attack remains a secret.
"Stop and think what things are most calculated to get at the truth? Talk to people with first-hand knowledge. What creates the appearance and perhaps the reality of a cover-up? Not letting us talk with people who have the most amount of information, dispersing them around the country and changing their names," Gowdy said during the interview with Greta.
Members of Congress investigating the Benghazi attack have asked the administration for permission to speak with survivors since it occurred, but have been constantly stonewalled in their attempts. Tapper's report says the CIA is forcing employees of the agency to submit to polygraph tests as often as once a month in order to make sure they are not talking to the press or members of Congress about the attack.
According to sources inside the CIA, that is unprecedented unless the agency believes the employees may be leaking information, or are involved in activities that could endanger the agency's covert operations. Employees would normally only be required to submit to polygraph testing "every three to four years."
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