The November 2014 House Intelligence Committee report concluded that Susan Rice did not deceive the public regarding the Benghazi attack.
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The Daily Show: Ears EditionAug 28, 2026
The November 2014 House Intelligence Committee report, as described by AP, PBS, NYT, CNN, VOA and the committee's own fact sheet, found that Susan Rice's inaccurate talking points were not deliberate and that the report did not conclude she or other officials acted in bad faith or intentionally misled the public.
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… Well, finally, on November 21, 2014, they got their answers from an exhaustive report from the Republican controlled House Intelligence Committee. Answering those many questions: Did Susan Rice go on TV and try to deceive anyone? 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? …
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Supports. AP reports the report 'did not conclude that Rice or any other government official acted in bad faith or intentionally misled the American people.'[1][2]
Supports. VOA reports the report says Rice 'did not deliberately mislead the American people,' attributing her faulty statements to numerous faulty preliminary intelligence reports.[3]
Supports. CNN's report coverage states the talking points were inaccurate 'but not deliberately misleading' and found no political cover-up by Rice or anyone else.[4][5]
Context. The report found Rice inaccurately asserted the attack evolved from a protest, which was wrong, but attributed this to contradictory intelligence and flawed analysts rather than deception.[1][6][7]
Context. Senator Graham, quoted in CNN coverage, called the report 'full of crap' and disputed its conclusions, but this is opinion and not a contradiction of the report's finding.[5]
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7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1House report debunks Benghazi allegations | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2House Intelligence Committee investigation debunks many ... - PBSpbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3House Panel: No Wrongdoing by US Military, CIA on Benghazi - VOAvoanews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Transcriptstranscripts.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Archivescnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 6New Benghazi Investigation Finds No Fault in Responsenytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 7The seventh Benghazi investigation is out, finds there was no ... - Voxvox.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
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