The November 2014 House Intelligence Committee report concluded there was no stand-down order given during the Benghazi attack.
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The November 2014 House Intelligence Committee report concluded there was no stand-down order, as stated by the committee chairman, the BBC, AP, Politico and CNN.
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… 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? 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. …
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Supports. Chairman Rogers' statement on the final report says the committee 'concluded that there was no stand down order issued by or to intelligence community personnel.'[2]
Supports. The BBC reports that the committee's November 2014 report found 'no evidence that there was a stand-down order' and that there was no delay in sending a CIA rescue team.[3]
Supports. AP quotes the 2014 House Intelligence Committee report as finding 'no evidence that there was either a stand down order or a denial of available air support.'[1]
Supports. Politico and CNN both report that the November 21, 2014 committee report dismissed the stand-down claim, with CNN specifically citing no stand-down order to CIA operatives.[4][5]
Context. The report's scope was limited: the committee said it does not make final conclusions about other agencies (DoD, State, White House) beyond its intelligence-focused investigation, so the no-stand-down finding is strongest for intelligence personnel.[2]
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5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 2 tier 2
- 1AP FACT CHECK: Benghazi movie misstates some facts - AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Statement by Chairman Rogers on House Intelligence Committee's ...intelligence.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3Benghazi consulate attack: Report clears US response - BBC Newsbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4House Intel Committee dismisses some Benghazi mythspolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Republican-led report debunks Benghazi accusations - CNNcnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
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