U.S.A. HOUSE REPUBLICANS SEND LETTER TO NEWLY CONFIRMED FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY REQUESTING FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE BENGHAZI TERRORIST ATTACK OF 09/11/12

U.S.A. HOUSE REPUBLICANS SEND LETTER TO NEWLY CONFIRMED FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY REQUESTING FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE BENGHAZI TERRORIST ATTACK OF 09/11/12

By: James Arkin July 31, 2013, Politico

In the draft of a letter to new FBI Director James Comey, several Republican members of Congress called the Obama administration’s investigation of the 2012 Benghazi attack “unacceptable” and encouraged an “aggressive” investigation.

“It has been more than 10 months since the attacks,” a draft of the letter obtained by POLITICO states. “We appear to be no closer to knowing who was responsible today than we were in the early weeks following the attack. This is simply unacceptable.”

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) initiated the letter, and have both been outspoken in their criticism of the administration over its handling of the Benghazi attack.

“Rumors continue to swirl about the whereabouts of suspects involved in the attack,” the GOP lawmakers write. “The FBI continues to add pictures of potential assailants to its website and asks the Libyan people to assist with identifying the alleged perpetrators. We struggle to understand why we don’t know more about those who attacked two U.S. compounds and murdered four brave Americans.”

Comey was confirmed as FBI director Monday by a Senate vote of 93-1. The lawmakers hope to have the letter finalized sometime Wednesday with additional Senators and Congressmen signed on, a spokesperson for Graham’s office told POLITICO. The draft of the letter congratulates Comey on his confirmation and encourages an aggressive investigation of the attack.

“We encourage you to be aggressive in your investigation to properly hold accountable those who attacked our compounds in Benghazi. We owe the families of those killed, and the people of this nation, answers to who was responsible and ensure they are held accountable,” the letter reads. “We ask that you provide a status report on the investigation within 30 days of the date of the signing of this letter”

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