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Former ’60 Minutes’ Reporter Lara Logan Slaps $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit On New York Media

Former “60 Minutes” correspondent Lara Logan has filed a $25 million defamation suit against New York Media and writer Joe Hagan for a story that ran in New York magazine in 2014 titled “Benghazi and the Bombshell” — a story she claims has derailed her journalism career, according to The Wrap. The five-year-old magazine story […]

By Allen McDuffee | 3y ago

Donald Trump May Have Avoided His Own Personal Benghazi

Prior to his election, Donald Trump was quick to attack the Obama administration, in particular, his then-opponent Hillary Clinton, for its role in the Benghazi controversy. Now, however, it seems the president may have only narrowly avoided being at the center of a similar scandal, Salon reports. In 2012, under President Barack Obama, a United […]

By Josh West | 4y ago

Trump Announces Capture of Benghazi Suspect

U. S. forces, acting on the orders of President Donald Trump, captured a suspect in the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, Sunday. Few details on the raid have been released, but a New York Times report indicated that it was executed by a team consisting of members of Navy SEAL Team 6 […]

By Randy Turner | 6y ago

Politicians And Pundits Are Calling The Tragic Deaths Of U.S. Soldiers In Niger ‘Trump’s Benghazi’

President Donald Trump has frequently criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s handling of the 2012 ambush in Libya that led to the death of U.S. citizens, and now — following the recent deaths of American soldiers in Niger — politicians and pundits are referring to the event as “Trump’s Benghazi.” On October 4, during […]

By Pieter Howes | 6y ago

Hillary Clinton Confronted At NY Book Signing: ‘What Happened To Seth Rich? Your 33,000 Deleted Emails?’

Hillary Clinton, the former U.S. Secretary Of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, was confronted during her What Happened, book signing by activist, Laura Loomer, who patiently waited in line for eight hours. Loomer hit Clinton with many controversial questions including “What happened to Seth Rich?,” and “What happened to your 33,000 deleted emails?” Laura […]

By Ashley Hoffman | 6y ago

Hillary Clinton Lawsuit Filed By Parents Of Benghazi Victims Tossed By Federal Judge

Former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has something to celebrate this weekend. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against her by the parents of two Americans who were killed during the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District […]

By Jackie Villegas | 6y ago

Hillary Clinton Once Accused Of Approving Delivery Of Sarin Gas To Syrian Rebels In Order To Set Up Assad

During the 2016 U.S. presidential primaries, the Inquisitr reported that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh had publicly claimed to believe that then-candidate (and former Secretary of State) Hillary Clinton had approved delivery of sarin gas to Syrian rebels. According to Hersh, the unbelievable actions attributed to Clinton allegedly took place while she was acting as […]

By Patricia Ramirez | 6y ago

Trey Gowdy Still Demands Justice For Benghazi, Email Scandals [Video]

Trey Gowdy is still demanding justice for Hillary Clinton’s part in the Benghazi murders and her email scandals that shook Americans’ faith in government. More and more, he’s questioning the powers-that-be, namely FBI Director James Comey. On Wednesday, Congressman Trey Gowdy held Comey’s feet to the fire as he interrogated him once again. Gowdy’s comments […]

By Donna Brown | 7y ago

How To Debate Hillary Supporters

As November draws nearer and Hillary Clinton keeps finding new and innovative ways to lose the public’s trust and interest, Democrats are becoming increasingly panicked, and third party supporters are all too frequently bearing the brunt of their frustration. Rather than targeting the gigantic mass of undecideds and Americans who don’t vote, Greens, Libertarians, progressives, […]

By Caitlin Johnstone | 7y ago

‘Hillary Clinton Should Be Shot For Treason,’ Says Trump Adviser

New Hampshire State Rep. Al Baldasaro, who serves as adviser to the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on veterans issues, suggested on Tuesday that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton should be shot for treason over her alleged poor handling of the Benghazi, Libya terror attack in which four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. […]

By JohnThomas Didymus | 7y ago

Chris Matthews Mocks Patricia Smith’s Benghazi Attack Speech About Slain Son Sean Smith During Republican Convention

Chris Matthews suffered an intense backlash for his comments about grieving Benghazi victim mother, Patricia Smith. The MSNBC host said allowing Smith to appear “ruined” the first night of the convention and claimed Hillary Clinton was not at all to blame for the deaths in Benghazi. Patricia Smith’s speech brought tears to the eyes of […]

By Tara Dodrill | 7y ago

Hillary Clinton Is Under The FBI Spotlight

On Saturday morning, the FBI spent over three hours interviewing presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. USA Today reported that the interview took place at the FBI headquarters in Washington. Purportedly, the FBI interview is expected to be a precursor to an indictment and probe into Clinton’s private email servers. The investigation is one that many members […]

By Tylie Eaves | 7y ago

Obama Skipped Intelligence Briefing After Benghazi Attack, Refused To Answer Committee Questions, Saying He Didn’t Take ‘Demands’ From Congress

President Barack Obama skipped his daily intelligence briefing after the Benghazi attack. Instead of meeting with military and cabinet officials the day after four Americans, including a U.S. Ambassador, were killed in a terrorist attack, the president reportedly jetted off to a fundraiser in Las Vegas. Obama also refused to answer questions about the terror […]

By Tara Dodrill | 7y ago

Trump Vs. Clinton: Are We There Yet?

The bell has rung and outside of a last minute decision by Bernie Sanders to make this a triple-header, it looks like U.S. voters will either elect Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump as their next president. Trump’s momentum leading into his head-to-head with Clinton was stunted this week when Paul Ryan appeared on the media […]

By Vito La Giorgia | 7y ago

Donald Trump Will Beat Hillary Clinton For The Presidency

Donald J. Trump will become the 45th president of the United States of America. If Hillary Clinton can stay out of jail and finish off Bernie Sanders, while Trump continues to earn his nickname as the “Teflon Don,” amidst his own party’s attacks, and out-delegate Ted Cruz, the matchup between Clinton and Trump will go […]

By Vito La Giorgia | 7y ago

Hillary Clinton Claims No U.S. Lives Were Lost In Benghazi [Video]

Hillary Clinton apparently believes that the U.S. “didn’t lose a single person” in Libya. The Democrat frontrunner made this statement during a recent town hall that was hosted by and televised on the MSNBC network. In the heat of the moment perhaps, Clinton forgot about the terrorist attack on the U.S. embassy compound in Benghazi […]

By Robert Jonathan | 7y ago

Hillary Clinton Wikileaks Reveal She Ordered Benghazi Video Down From YouTube — Or Do They?

Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi controversy once again sparked public attention when Wikileaks released a trove of 30,322 emails and attachments earlier this week. While several issues were highlighted by Wikileaks, one particular communication between YouTube/Google and Hillary’s team was pointed out as evidence that Clinton collaborated with company CEOs for the removal of “Innocence of Muslims” […]

By Zachary Volkert | 7y ago

Bill Clinton Tells U.S. Marine Vet To Sit Down And Shut Up [Video]

Ex-President Bill Clinton got into a heated confrontation with a man who identified himself as a U.S. Marine during a campaign appearance yesterday in Bluffton, South Carolina. The all-important South Carolina primary for the Democrats, in which front-runner Hillary Clinton squares off against Bernie Sanders, is today. “Clinton was interrupted by the protester while he […]

By Robert Jonathan | 7y ago

#ImNotKiddingMaddi Trending On Twitter — Hillary’s Hilarious Email Goes Viral

The hashtag #ImNotKiddingMaddi has recently started trending on social media, featuring Hillary Clinton about her Benghazi emails. As though The former First Lady turned presidential candidate didn’t have enough drama regarding emails already — now she’s officially been “Dank Memed” because of one. The Telegraph shared that in the leaked email, Clinton gets desperate for […]

By Christopher Brown | 7y ago

Hillary Clinton Is A Liar Who Belongs Behind Bars, Benghazi Mom Pat Smith Tells Megyn Kelly [Video]

Hillary Clinton is lying about what she told the Benghazi victims’ families regarding what caused the terrorist attack, Pat Smith claims. Smith is the mother of slain foreign service officer Sean Smith. Terrorists murdered Sean Smith and three other Americans — Ambassador Christopher Stevens and former Navy SEALS Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods — on […]

By Robert Jonathan | 7y ago

Hillary Clinton Poll Numbers Show Benghazi Hearing A Hit With Voters, 11-Hour Performance Viewed Well

Hillary Clinton scored big with voters, a new poll shows, after the House Benghazi Committee hearing last month in which mostly Republican congress members grilled the former Secretary of State for a grueling 11 hours over her response to the September 11, 2012, attacks on a United States diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, that killed […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 8y ago

Carly Fiorina: Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi Hearing Testimony Proves She ‘Lied’

According to GOP 2016 presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina, Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi hearing testimony proves that the Democratic front-runner “lied” about the fallout from the Benghazi attack. Further, the Republican even claimed Hillary’s only strength as a 2016 candidate was being a woman. In a related report by the Inquisitr, Bernie Sanders’ socialist views has some […]

By Patrick Frye | 8y ago

Donald Trump Reacts To Benghazi Hearings: Clinton ‘Sounded Terrible’

Donald Trump reacted to Hillary Clinton’s testimony during Thursday’s Benghazi hearing in typical Trump fashion. “I watched maybe five or six minutes, maybe 10 minutes, her opening remarks, and the way she was reading them, it sounded terrible,” Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt. Former Secretary of State and current Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, […]

By Samantha Kilgore | 8y ago

Trey Gowdy Benghazi Probe: Can GOP Committee Chair’s ‘New Evidence’ Derail Hillary’s Presidential Run, Restore Trust In Party?

Rep. Trey Gowdy has a tall order, and all the world is looking at him to salvage the damage done to his Republican Party. With Hillary Clinton set to testify before the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Thursday, the chairperson said new evidence may shed light on what happened during the 2012 attacks. Ironically, […]

By Bradley Ryder | 8y ago

Hillary Clinton News: Benghazi Hearings Were Politically Motivated, Second Republican Admits

Hillary Clinton was politically targeted with the Benghazi hearings, a second Republican has admitted this week in a move that could give the former Secretary of State’s presidential campaign a big boost. A GOP congressman has come forward this week to claim that the Republican House committee called to investigate the 2012 terrorist attack in […]

By Nathan Francis | 8y ago

Bradley Podliska: Benghazi Investigator Plans To Sue Over Alleged Unlawful Firing

Bradley Podliska, an ex-investigator for the House Select Committee on Benghazi, is planning on suing the panel for what he believes is an unlawful firing. Air Force Reserve Maj. Bradley F. Podliska denounced the Republicans who head the panel and, according to The Blaze, says he was wrongfully terminated in part because he sought to […]

By Christian Savoy | 8y ago

Major Bradley Podliska: Was He Fired For Not Helping Board Go After Clinton?

Major Bradley Podliska has accused the House of Representatives’ Select Committee on Benghazi of going on a glorified witch-hunt. The board was formed to investigate possible government missteps in the wake of the September 11, 2012, Benghazi attack. However, Podliska feels the committee has lost sight of its original purpose. Poldiska, an Air Force reservist […]

By Toni Matthews | 8y ago

Rand Paul Autographs Hillary Clinton’s Book, Resells It As Fiction

Rand Paul has received an autographed copy of Hillary Clinton’s book, Hard Choices. The Republican presidential hopeful placed it for resale on eBay — but not before adding his own autograph. As a final insult, in the auction description Paul labeled the book as “fiction.” It appears that Hillary Clinton’s campaign sent Rand Paul, along […]

By Steph Bazzle | 8y ago

Hillary Clinton: State Department Releases Hundreds Of Benghazi Emails

The United States State Department released its first round of emails from presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s time as Secretary of State on Friday. This will offer a new look at how Clinton handled the 2012 terror attack of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The first round totals roughly 300 emails and about 850 pages […]

By Jacob Street | 8y ago

Hillary Clinton Will Testify Once To Benghazi Committee

Hillary Clinton will testify before a House Committee about her handling of the 2012 attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, as well as the use of a private email server during her term as Secretary of State. Although Clinton testified before the Foreign Relations Committee in January 2013 about the deadly attacks on the […]

By Michele Kimbrough | 8y ago

What To Expect From A Hillary Clinton Presidential Run

Now that Hillary Clinton has stated that she will definitely be running for president in 2016 — a fact that was mostly already accepted, just not completely official — it’s time for the analysis to begin. Clinton is a powerful Democratic candidate who is already far ahead of other possible Democratic opponents, and she will […]

By Kay Solo | 8y ago

Jon Stewart Rips Fox News, Should They Apologize For Benghazi Reporting?

Jon Stewart ripped Fox News last night, this time pointing out a pattern of hypocrisy between the news channel’s coverage of Ferguson and Benghazi. In the end, Fox News might owe their viewers an apology, so might other media outlets. As previously reported by Inquisitr, the Department of Justice recently released a report exonerating Darren […]

By Justin Streight | 8y ago

Method Man Hater Bill O’Reilly Thinks Media Won’t Worship Hillary Clinton Like Barack Obama

Bill O’Reilly hasn’t had it easy these past couple of weeks. He has been roundly accused of lying about his past as a reporter, though it’s not sure which of his critics are correct or just being sensationalist. And speaking of having it hard, Bill O’Reilly thinks that Hillary Clinton will have it a lot […]

By Daryl Deino | 8y ago

‘SNL’ Takes On Hillary Clinton Emails In Hilarious Parody [Video]

Hillary Clinton has recently been at the center of a controversy over accusations that she used her personal email account for official communications during her term as Secretary of State, as reported by the Inquisitr. And while Clinton hasn’t been very vocal as to whether or not she actually broke the law, SNL has been […]

By Karlene Trudell | 8y ago

Hillary Clinton Email Controversy: Personal Account While Secretary Of State Prompts Widespread Criticism

Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email account to conduct official federal government business while U.S. Secretary of State has created dismay even among her allies/supporters. As The Inquisitr previously chronicled, Clinton never had a government email address during her tenure at the State Department, a practice which may have violated federal record-keeping laws that […]

By Robert Jonathan | 8y ago

Extremist Leader Killed, Benghazi-Based Group Ansar al-Sharia Confirms

The extremist leader killed Friday was Mohammed al-Zahawi of the Benghazi-based Islamist militant group, Ansar al-Sharia from Libya, which was confirmed by family, and the Libyan Islamist group to Reuters today. Alleged architect of the 2012 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, al-Zahawi died January 23 from wounds, “suffered when fighting pro-government troops several […]

By JC Torpey | 8y ago

Benghazi Film ’13 Hours’ Might Star John Krasinski

Benghazi film 13 Hours may have found one of its lead actors in John Krasinski, according to a recent article from Variety. Variety reported that “Michael Bay is already targeting production on his next film” and might eventually cast actor John Krasinski in a lead role. “Sources tell Variety that John Krasinski is in talks […]

By Paul Hair | 8y ago

‘Move Beyond’ Benghazi, Republican Senator Says

A Republican U.S. Senator is saying publicly that it is time for his Republican colleagues to “move beyond” the attack on the Benghazi, Libya, consulate on Sept. 11, 2011. U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican, told “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd that it was time to move on following a House Intelligence Committee […]

By Ryan Anthony | 8y ago

New Report On Benghazi From House Intelligence Committee: There Was No Cover Up

The House Intelligence Committee released a report that is the culmination of a two-year investigation into the September 11, 2012 attacks on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya. The report’s findings were similar to earlier conclusions from the House Armed Services Committee, the Senate Armed Services Committee and the State Department’s independent review board — […]

By Samantha Kilgore | 8y ago

Sharyl Attkisson Says Obama Hackers Attacked Her Computer To Delete Benghazi Info — Really?

Sharyl Attkisson, the former CBS News reporter who quite her job in March claiming that the network was too liberal and refused to cover such alleged Obama administration “scandals” as the Benghazi tragedy, posted a video online Friday which she says proves that hackers staged a cyber-attack on her personal computer, deleting sensitive information about […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 9y ago

Hillary Clinton Fingerprints On Obamacare, Senator Declares [Video]

Hillary Clinton deserves credit for Obamacare becoming law, according to retiring U.S. Senator and Clinton supporter Tom Harkin. Clinton visited Iowa last weekend for fellow Democrat Harkin’s annual steak fry and as a possible precursor to a presidential run. Republican Joni Ernst, a military veteran and Obamacare foe, is reportedly polling ahead of Clinton-endorsed Democrat […]

By Robert Jonathan | 9y ago

Bill Clinton Urges Scotland To Reject Independence

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has delivered a statement urging Scots to reject the upcoming independence referendum. Bill Clinton began his statement by saying he was “reluctant” to offer his personal views on the matter, given that the Scots alone should make their decision regarding Thursday’s referendum on whether to stay in the U.K. or […]

By Ramiz Parchment | 9y ago

Did Hillary Clinton Staffers Cover Up Damning Benghazi Documents ?

Despite being officially cleared of wrongdoing by an internal review board, Hillary Clinton’s staffers have been accused of separating potentially damaging documents from material sent to a panel investigating the Benghazi, Libya attack, a former top official proclaimed on Monday. Raymond Maxwell, formerly head of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, told The Daily Signal, […]

By Ramiz Parchment | 9y ago

Islamic Militia Claims It Has ‘Secured’ U.S. Embassy in Tripoli

A Libyan militia group claims that it has “secured” the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Fox News is reporting. Dawn of Libya, an organization consisting of militants from several organizations, announced that it had claimed the embassy, which has been evacuated for a month. The group posted a video showing men playing in the embassy’s pool. […]

By Aaron Homer | 9y ago

House Intel Committee On Benghazi: No Obama Administration Wrongdoing

The House Intelligence Committee is just one of many congressional panels to investigate the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, which took place in 2012, and the Republican-led inquiry has reportedly concluded that there was no deliberate wrongdoing by the Obama Administration surrounding the event. According to The San Francisco Chronicle, the panel voted […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 9y ago

Hillary Clinton 2016: What Is Her ‘Very Specific Agenda?’

Hillary Clinton 2016. We’re all thinking it, even if the former First Lady, U.S. Senator from New York and Secretary of State is being coy about whether she’ll run or not. Now she’s adding a silly attempt to sound coy about what her agenda will be, hinting only that it will be specific. An AP […]

By Scott Rutherford | 9y ago

Elizabeth Warren Has Obama’s Vote Over Hillary Clinton? Democratic Party Primaries Could Get Interesting

Elizabeth Warren has long been seen as the “other woman” who could potentially make a run at the Democratic Party nomination in 2016, though she would be a dark horse candidate behind Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. A recent New York Post article, however, has been making a buzz with its claims that Elizabeth Warren […]

By Scott Rutherford | 9y ago

Benghazi Suspect Pleads Not Guilty In Conspiracy Charges

Benghazi suspect Ahmed Abu Khatallah pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges in his first appearance in a federal court room Saturday. Khatallah was charged with providing material support to terrorists in the September 2012 attack on a U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Khatallah sported a long, dark gray beard and wore a dark hooded sweatshirt […]

By Melissa Stusinski | 9y ago

Benghazi Suspect Arrives In Washington, D.C.

Ahmed Abu Khatalla, a suspect in the 2012 Benghazi attacks, has arrived in Washington, D.C., according to multiple reports. Khatalla was apprehended by U.S. special forces and FBI agents south of Benghazi on June 15 and, according to a CNN report yesterday, was then interrogated by American officials aboard the USS New York for “most […]

By Gene Giannotta | 9y ago

Hillary Clinton Asked To Sign Book For Murdered Benghazi Ambassador Christopher Stevens [Video]

Hillary Clinton got trolled by muckraking journalist Jason Mattera during her Hard Choices book tour. On a Washington, D.C. street corner, Mattera approached the former Secretary of State as if he was a sycophantic fan and asked her to incribe the book for “Christopher Stevens… I think you knew him.” Ambassador Christopher Stevens was one […]

By Robert Jonathan | 9y ago

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