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Benghazi Select Committee Hearing 3: Status of Document and Witness Access

Original title: SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE 2012 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA - HEARING 3

January 1, 2015

Benghazi Congressional Oversight Government Transparency Foreign Policy Document Production

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The Frame

What this does

The committee is tasked with reviewing all government policies and decisions related to the 2012 Benghazi attacks to issue a final report with recommendations for future security improvements for personnel serving abroad.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

State Department

The agency is required to produce all documents and facilitate witness access for the committee's investigation.

U.S. personnel serving abroad

The committee's final report aims to provide recommendations intended to improve security for these individuals.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2015.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This transcript covers the third hearing of the House Select Committee on the 2012 Benghazi attacks, focusing on the committee's progress in obtaining documents and witness access from federal agencies. Chairman Trey Gowdy emphasized the committee's mandate to conduct a comprehensive investigation and noted recent progress in receiving documents from the State Department.

Key Facts

The committee is authorized by a House resolution to investigate all policies, decisions, and activities related to the 2012 Benghazi attacks.
The committee's final goal is to produce a comprehensive report with recommendations to prevent future attacks.
The State Department recently provided 25,000 pages of documents previously shared with the Oversight Committee, but with fewer redactions.
The State Department provided 15,000 new pages of documents not previously shared with Congress.
The new document production includes increased communication traffic from State Department leadership.
The hearing was held on January 27, 2015, in the Capitol Visitor Center.
The committee requires access to all witnesses and all relevant documents to fulfill its mandate.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of the Benghazi Select Committee?

The committee was created by the House of Representatives to conduct a full investigation into the 2012 Benghazi attacks, including preparation, response, and subsequent executive branch compliance with inquiries.

What documents has the State Department provided?

The State Department provided 25,000 pages of previously shared documents with fewer , plus 15,000 new pages of documents.

Why It Matters

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Increased Document Transparency

The State Department provided 25,000 pages of previously released documents with fewer redactions, indicating a shift in disclosure policy during the investigation.

U.S. Department of State

Connected Entities

organizationHouse of Representatives“Legislative body that authorized the committee”Map →

organizationSelect Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi“House committee conducting the investigation”Map →

organizationU.S. Department of State“Agency providing documents to the committee”Map →

personTrey Gowdy“Chairman of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist At”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

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