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On CNN’s State of the Union Sunday morning, host Candy Crowley interrogated Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) about whether he would proceed to place holds on the entire White House’s nominees to acquire access to Benghazi survivors, now that the 60 Minutes story that ignited Graham’s quest had been recanted.
The CBS document was once known as into question via Media Issues after it aired, and was firstly defended by way of reporter Lara Logan.
“What spurred your motion to dam the nominees was the 60 Minutes report,” Crowley stated. Graham perceived to demur right here, however Crowley said, “You probably did it the day after and also you stated it,” inflicting him to concede the point. “Are there different how to get what you wish to have with out threatening the pinnacle of the Fed, or the top of Homeland Security?”
Graham mentioned he had met with the State Department to take a look at to gain get right of entry to to five Benghazi survivors who’ve no longer been interviewed by way of Congress.
“We’re trying to work out a bipartisan technique to interview these witnesses. Oversight’s important. I’m no longer seeking to prosecute against the law, I’m now not defending a British contractor,” Graham mentioned, in reference to the “witness” on whom the 60 Minutes special used to be primarily based. “Fourteen months after the attack, we haven’t heard from those who survived the assaults. Congress has an unbiased duty to find out what came about in Benghazi, and that’s what I’m after, and I’m hoping we are able to give you the option to get these interviews and unencumber all of the holds.”
“However right now, your chance to carry up nominees stands?” Crowley asked.
“I released two,” Graham stated, “with the figuring out that had been going to have a bipartisan process to interview the survivors.”
Watch the entire clip under, by way of CNN:
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