Politics

Lawmakers Want Answers on Who Altered CIA Benghazi Talking Points

Looking at James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence

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The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is demanding an immediate explanation from the nation's top intelligence official, James Clapper, for what the chairman says were inconsistent statements to Congress and to the public on who was behind changes to the CIA talking points on the Libya consulate attack in September.

Critics say the Obama administration initially minimized the role of terrorism despite evidence of a coordinated attack on the consulate in Benghazi. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the assault.