JUST 30 MINUTES AGO: HILLARY CLINTON BROKE HER SILENCE
SAD NEWS: JUST 30 MINUTES AGO: HILLARY CLINTON BROKE HER SILENCE — HER SHOCKING ANNOUNCEMENT LEFT THE WORLD STUNNED... YOU NEED TO SEE THIS
Hillary Clinton has endured an 11-hour hearing before a Congress committee over the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012.
The former secretary of state said she took responsibility and introduced reforms after the attack that killed four Americans, including the US envoy.
She deflected criticism that she did not do enough to protect the mission.
Her Democratic party says the Republican-led panel is a witch-hunt trying to harm her presidential bid.
Despite the committee sitting in four consecutive hours-long sessions on Thursday, the hearing yielded little new information.
Mrs Clinton remained composed during the highly-anticipated testimony, amid several heated exchanges between Republicans and her Democrat allies.
'Security above partisanship'
In her opening statement, she said she had asked Chris Stevens, one of the four killed, to go to Libya as US envoy.
"After the attacks I stood next to President Obama as Marines carried his casket," she said.
"I took responsibility, and as part of that before I left office I launched reforms to better protect our people in the field and help reduce the chance of another tragedy happening in the future."
Mrs Clinton said her appearance was her way of honouring the lives lost, and she called on those present to put national security above partisan politics.
Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings, seated next to the chairman, said Republicans were wasting taxpayer money in an effort to derail Mrs Clinton's presidential campaign.
The questioning lasted about 11 hours
Republican Trey Gowdy (L) and Democrat Elijah Cummings questioned Clinton - but in very different ways
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But Mr Gowdy denied his committee was going after Mrs Clinton.
Instead, he said, it was looking for the truth behind the diplomatic compound's unsuccessful requests for more security and personnel in the build up to the attacks.
