The November 2014 House Intelligence Committee report concluded there was no massive intelligence agency cover-up regarding Benghazi.
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The Daily Show: Ears EditionAug 28, 2026
The November 2014 House Intelligence Committee report, as described by AP and PolitiFact, found no intelligence failure, no wrongdoing by officials, and no evidence officials intentionally misled the public, which supports the claim that it found no cover-up.
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… Report says no. Did the administration ignore credible warnings about that day's attack? Report says no. Was there a stand down order or failure to rescue those individuals and send rescue planes? Report says no. Was there a massive intelligence agency cover-up? Report says no. Not CIA, not FBI, none of them, which means all these elements in the two-year Benghazi rage GASM were what do you call it? What do you call it? Tsunami of misinformation. Right way down, non-fact-based. …
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Supports. AP reports the House committee's report debunked a series of allegations hinting at dark conspiracies and found no wrongdoing by Obama administration officials.[1]
Supports. PolitiFact states the report exonerated the administration and concluded officials did not intentionally mislead the public in the days after the attack.[2]
Supports. The committee's own fact sheet says its report is based on the totality of the evidence and stands by its bipartisan findings, which matches the AP and PolitiFact accounts.[3]
Context. The report found flaws in the talking points process and weak security, and it found conflicting intelligence early on, so it did not clear every official of error; it did clear them of cover-up or bad faith.[6][7]
Context. Himes and Ruppersberger statements from July 2014 say there was no evidence of a cover-up, but they predate the final report and are members' statements rather than the report itself.[4][5]
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7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 primary, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1House report debunks Benghazi allegations | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Clinton: 7 Benghazi probes so far - PolitiFactpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Fact Sheet - House Intelligence Committee's Benghazi Reportintelligence.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Himes Statement on House Intelligence Committee's ...himes.house.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5RM Ruppersberger Statement on HSPCI Benghazi Report ... - Housedemocrats-intelligence.house.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 6Republican-led report debunks Benghazi accusations - CNNcnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 7House Panel Finds 'No Intelligence Failure' Before ...nprillinois.org · not rated · cited for: context
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