David Petraeus delievered testimony about the Benghazi terrorist attack to the House intelligence committee this morning. According to Rep. Peter King, Petraeus said he knew from the beginning that the attack wasn’t a “spontaneous” response to some crummy video.
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King said Petraeus told them straight up — the Benghazi attack did not seemto rise out of a protest
— JJ Green (@JJGreenWTOP) November 16, 2012
Petraeus was not under oath in the closed-door hearing.
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King believes Petraeus changed his testimony.
Rep.King: Petraeus testimony different today than right after benghazi attack.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 16, 2012
King said that references to al Qaida appear to have been removed from the CIA’s Benghazi talking points before being used in public.
Intel member Pete King says somehow talking points from CIA about #Benghazi were changed after CIA before made public.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) November 16, 2012
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Rep.King: Petraeus said others changed original CIA talking point on Benghazi before giving them to Amb Rice
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 16, 2012
Rep.King: Petraeus says reference to al-qaeda was removed.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 16, 2012
Petraeus orig talking points were specific about terrorist involvement said final version does not know who was responsible for final draft
— MoralEthicsNow2 (@MoralEthicsNow2) November 16, 2012
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What was the White House’s involvement?
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Key questions: by whom and why? RT @SharylAttkisson: Rep.King: Petraeus says reference to al-qaeda was removed.
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) November 16, 2012
More on the hearing:
https://twitter.com/viewofadam/status/269442507832700929
https://twitter.com/viewofadam/status/269442739895148544
https://twitter.com/viewofadam/status/269442994845929473
And before you ask, yes, the affair came up briefly.
Congressman Peter King describes #Petraeus appearance as 'awkward' and says subject of Paula Broadwell came up for 'about 10 seconds'
— Greg Milam (@GregMilamSky) November 16, 2012
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