Report: White House Walking Back Benghazi Narrative, No Spontaneous Protest

A gathering outside the consulate prior to the attack could have been militants not demonstrators, but there was a protest there earlier in the day

The Obama administration is walking a tightrope on its explanation over what led to the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya—sticking to its claim that the attack was "spontaneous" while allowing that the situation may have been exploited by militants. 

The latest clarification from the administration came in response to an intelligence source on the ground in Libya telling Fox News there was no significant or sizeable demonstration when the attacks unfolded sometime after 9:30 p.m. in Benghazi last Tuesday. That appeared to challenge the view, espoused by the Obama administration, that ongoing demonstrations over an anti-Islam film had simply spun out of control.