But from my standpoint, the reason this administration was misleading us for a couple weeks is because they didn't want Americans to really examine and think about the lack of action, the dereliction of duty, the gross negligence that led up to Benghazi. There were repeated requests for security [in Benghazi]. It was well known that the security situation was deteriorating. And the State Department, in a cable reply that bore Secretary Clinton's signature, basically not only denied the request for … (01:07–01:10)
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