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Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Says

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At least four career officials at the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency have retained lawyers or are in the process of doing so, as they prepare to provide sensitive information about the Benghazi attacks to Congress, Fox News has learned.

Victoria Toensing, a former Justice Department official and Republican counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee, is now representing one of the State Department employees. She told Fox News her client and some of the others, who consider themselves whistle-blowers, have been threatened by unnamed Obama administration officials.

“I'm not talking generally, I'm talking specifically about Benghazi – that people have been threatened,” Toensing said in an interview Monday. “And not just the State Department. People have been threatened at the CIA.”

Toensing declined to name her client. She also refused to say whether the individual was on the ground in Benghazi on the night of Sept. 11, 2012, when terrorist attacks on two U.S. installations in the Libyan city killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens.

However, Toensing disclosed that her client has pertinent information on all three time periods investigators consider relevant to the attacks: the months that led up to the attack, when pleas by the ambassador and his staff for enhanced security in Benghazi were mostly rejected by senior officers at the State Department; the eight-hour time frame in which the attacks unfolded, and the eight-day period that followed the attacks, when Obama administration officials incorrectly described them as the result of a spontaneous protest over a video.

“It's frightening, and they're doing some very despicable threats to people,” she said. “Not ‘we're going to kill you,’ or not ‘we're going to prosecute you tomorrow,’ but they're taking career people and making them well aware that their careers will be over [if they cooperate with congressional investigators].”

Obama administration officials threatened whistle-blowers on Benghazi, lawyer says | Fox News

for something that, as then secretary of state hillary suggested, doesn't make any difference, there sure is a lot of angst

why all the hiding?

Lawmakers demand access to survivors injured in Benghazi attack | Fox News

some of the benghazi survivors seem to have suffered some severe injuries---news to you

stay tuned:

Rep. Trey Gowdy: Benghazi hearings 'coming quickly' - Washington Times

an awful lot of questions, no?

why all the warnings ignored, why no military response, why the blaming of the video, why the claim that aq was on the run, why has no one been held responsible?

why did the president go to bed?

Sean Smith's mom: Obama didn't follow up on personal promises

and how could anyone in the white house suggest that none of it makes any difference?
 
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Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Not surprised, but get ready for the bots to attack everything from the source, to ultimately, whistleblowers themselves...
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Not surprised, but get ready for the bots to attack everything from the source, to ultimately, whistleblowers themselves...

In all honesty we have heard these horrible allegations before and had them turn out to be overblown and sometimes complete BS. But I am quite sure if this turns out to be true this will be the big event that we keep hearing is coming that will take Obama down for good. It is a good thing perjury only happens with sworn testimony or else we would need a federal prison just for faux news.

You guys keep on grabbing for those straws and maybe one day you will get the evil overlord Obama.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

In all honesty we have heard these horrible allegations before and had them turn out to be overblown and sometimes complete BS. But I am quite sure if this turns out to be true this will be the big event that we keep hearing is coming that will take Obama down for good. It is a good thing perjury only happens with sworn testimony or else we would need a federal prison just for faux news.

You guys keep on grabbing for those straws and maybe one day you will get the evil overlord Obama.


Thanks for proving my point...One post, first attack on the source....good job
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Isn't it interesting that we couldn't get answers about these dead Americans before the election, and now not after the election... but Obama sure found energy and effort to ignore his laser-like focus on the economy to try and begin a serious onslaught against the 2nd Amendment before the bodies in Sandy Hook had reached room temperature.

Of course... putting out the "it was a Scary Movie" narrative in an attempt to hide their incompetence behind the deaths of these four Americans doesn't help matters.

When it comes to lies... Remember what happened to Scooter Libby. He didn't lie, he simply didn't recall something and found his ass behind bars... even though the prosecutor knew it was Colin Powell's sidekick Richard Armitage who was the leaker.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Not surprised, but get ready for the bots to attack everything from the source, to ultimately, whistleblowers themselves...

In all honesty we have heard these horrible allegations before and had them turn out to be overblown and sometimes complete BS. But I am quite sure if this turns out to be true this will be the big event that we keep hearing is coming that will take Obama down for good. It is a good thing perjury only happens with sworn testimony or else we would need a federal prison just for faux news.

You guys keep on grabbing for those straws and maybe one day you will get the evil overlord Obama.

Quod erat demonstrandum.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Thanks for proving my point...One post, first attack on the source....good job

Well, it seems clear to me that you are well aware of the well deserved reputation of your source. Just because you quote the biggest liar in the business and predict that someone is going to say that you cannot rely on their information does not make what they said true. However, you are quite astute in recognizing the obvious that faux news is a bunch of liars who no one with a brain trusts.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

It will be interesting to watch what happens to these whistleblowers, following the proper lawful protocols, and how people react to what occurs to them in relation to something like Bradley Manning who wantonly violated the law.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

It is a good thing perjury only happens with sworn testimony or else we would need a federal prison just for faux news.

Perjury? No biggie, just ask Bill Clinton.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Well, it seems clear to me that you are well aware of the well deserved reputation of your source. Just because you quote the biggest liar in the business and predict that someone is going to say that you cannot rely on their information does not make what they said true. However, you are quite astute in recognizing the obvious that faux news is a bunch of liars who no one with a brain trusts.


We got it, instead of discussing the thread topic, you want to attack the source, just as I said someone would....You don't like FNC, *YAWN*!!!

NEXT!
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

This Benghazi cover up is unraveling and I think we will know the horrible ugly truth before too long, you just can't hide something like this forever.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Not surprised, but get ready for the bots to attack everything from the source, to ultimately, whistleblowers themselves...

Yes, imagine the audacity of people to suggest something a Republican lawyer told a disreputable Republican news site may not quite be as serious as suggested...
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Yes, imagine the audacity of people to suggest something a Republican lawyer told a disreputable Republican news site may not quite be as serious as suggested...

That's two.

They really don't disappoint.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Yes, imagine the audacity of people to suggest something a Republican lawyer told a disreputable Republican news site may not quite be as serious as suggested...
Do you know what happened in Benghazi? Do you know who authorized the arms sales in Mexico that got 'lost'? Do you know who ignored the terrorist threat notification regarding the individuals in Boston? Yeah...apparently...neither does anyone in the administration. That means the joint is being run by horribly incompetent people...or they are lying. Sadly...lying would be the lesser of those two evils. Not that it 'matters'...right?
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Do you know who ignored the terrorist threat notification regarding the individuals in Boston?

I'm going with the same folks who ignored the warnings about 9/11.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

I'm going with the same folks who ignored the warnings about 9/11.
Of course you would. Because to do otherwise would mean you might have to actually have to offer a critical perspective of the current administration. I know...as if...right?
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Do you know what happened in Benghazi? Do you know who authorized the arms sales in Mexico that got 'lost'? Do you know who ignored the terrorist threat notification regarding the individuals in Boston? Yeah...apparently...neither does anyone in the administration. That means the joint is being run by horribly incompetent people...or they are lying. Sadly...lying would be the lesser of those two evils. Not that it 'matters'...right?

Where are the survivors? There are questions that need answers. Congressional Hearings? WTF? Where are the survivors? Who are the survivors?
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

I'm going with the same folks who ignored the warnings about 9/11.

You'd be correct. The same people that ignored the warnings about the Benghazi attack on 9/11/12.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Of course you would. Because to do otherwise would mean you might have to actually have to offer a critical perspective of the current administration. I know...as if...right?

Just like you can't look critically at the Bush administration? In fact, it probably was the same people. It's not like all the FBI agents get fired when there's an election.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

You'd be correct. The same people that ignored the warnings about the Benghazi attack on 9/11/12.

And the ones that ignored the warnings about 9/11/01.

There wasn't suffiicient evidence to take action in any of these cases. But don't let that stop you from partisan attacks.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

That's two.

They really don't disappoint.

It's not actually, as I wasn't attacking the article, but rather the idea people shouldn't be allowed to question. Good try though, I'm sure it made you feel good when you typed it.

Do you know what happened in Benghazi?
Yes, thanks to "Kerry noted that administration officials have testified at eight hearings on Benghazi, provided 20 briefings on the subject and turned over to Congress some 25,000 documents related to the killings."

Americans were killed. It was awful. But let's worry more about doing what needs to be done to prevent it from happening again.

Do you know who authorized the arms sales in Mexico that got 'lost'? Do you know who ignored the terrorist threat notification regarding the individuals in Boston? Yeah...apparently...neither does anyone in the administration. That means the joint is being run by horribly incompetent people...or they are lying. Sadly...lying would be the lesser of those two evils. Not that it 'matters'...right?
Just what EXACTLY do you think happens in these situations? Do you think the State Department sat on their hands for 3 months and only received one transmission which said the only place which could be attacked on September 11th was Benghazi and then said, "Nah, I don't care"? You know as well as I do these people likely sift through thousands of intelligence pieces, and you know as well as I do our law enforcement prevents many many would be attackers. Yes, sometimes things get missed and it's tragic when it happens. But I think things need to be kept in proper perspective.

But this story isn't about any of that. This story is not about finding ways to better protect Americans. This story is just another way to try and fan the flames of Obama hate, because Republican voters want to believe there's a chance to remove the Democrat from office with disgrace. That's what this is.
 
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Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

In all honesty we have heard these horrible allegations before and had them turn
out to be overblown and sometimes complete BS. But I am quite sure if this turns out to be true this will be the big event that we keep hearing is coming that will take Obama down for good. It is a good thing perjury only happens with sworn testimony or else we would need a federal prison just for faux news.

You guys keep on grabbing for those straws and maybe one day you will get the evil overlord Obama.

It's nice to hear those on the left mitigate and justify down murder.

I mean, you did exactly what J-mac said you would do, attack the source and offer up irrelevent BS.

If Obama or Hillary gets burned by Benghazzi it will be no ones fault but their own. I know, I know its hard for those on the left to fathom the whole painful concept of personal responsibillity, owing to your blame of Fox News on the lies coming out of the WH on Benghazzi, but its time for you people to grow up.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Where are the survivors? There are questions that need answers. Congressional Hearings? WTF? Where are the survivors? Who are the survivors?

I would classify this whole affair as a political witch hunt if it weren't for those questions you just asked. No one knows their names or where they are at. Do they really exist? John Kerry supposedly does, he said he talked to them. But as far as I can tell, the media, congress or anyone else has not idea who these people are or where they are at.

For the time being I will sit back and watch and listen. Watergate took around 2 years to finally come out to where Nixon felt its full force. Time will tell.
 
Re: Obama Administration Officials Threatened Whistle-Blowers On Benghazi, Lawyer Say

Just like you can't look critically at the Bush administration? In fact, it probably was the same people. It's not like all the FBI agents get fired when there's an election.
Thats a pretty stupid comment. Care to offer ANY indicator where I have not been appropriately critical of the Bush administration? Or for that matter supportive of several of Obamas terror responses?
 
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