Hillary Clinton’s lawyer is insisting that the former secretary of State has already answered all questions regarding her use of a personal e-mail system while at the State Department.
Lawyer David Kendall sent a letter to Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), chair of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, Wednesday describing Clinton as “happy” to answer any remaining questions from the committee about her e-mail, as reports The Blaze.
In the same breath, though, Kendall insisted that questions about Hillary’s electronic correspondences that Gowdy referred to in a March 31 letter “have already been publicly answered by Secretary Clinton.”
He also attached a list of questions already “answered” by Clinton regarding the controversy during her press conference last month, including inquiries about “why” Hillary elected to use a private e-mail system and whether or not it was “allowed.”
In a response statement to Kendall Wednesday, Gowdy vehemently disputed the claim that Clinton had set to rest all questions about her e-mail.
“I appreciate Mr. Kendall’s timely response to our letter but respectfully disagree with his assertion former Secretary Clinton has answered all questions surrounding the unusual e-mail arrangement she had with herself,” The South Carolina congressman declared. “The press conference held by former Secretary Clinton and the subsequent efforts at clarifying her remarks served to create more questions than answers.”
In his letter, Kendall also emphasized Clinton’s “willingness to testify publicly” before the committee regarding the 2012 Benghazi terror attack.
On Thursday, Gowdy wrote to Kendall requesting that Clinton testify before the committee at two public hearings, the first of which would be scheduled by the week of May 18 and would focus on her e-mails, according to Politico.
“If that hearing results in assurances the public record is indeed complete, the committee will schedule Secretary Clinton’s public hearing with respect to the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi no later than June 18, 2015, with specific date being selected after consultation with you,” wrote Gowdy.
Gowdy enumerated 136 questions that he claims Clinton has not answered regarding her e-mails.
