Clinton defends handling of Benghazi security requests

By Sarah Bedford

Published October 22, 2015 7:44pm ET

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Clinton defends handling of Benghazi security requests — Blumenthal's emails made up the largest proportion of Libya-related correspondence among Clinton's emails. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | Evan Vucci

Republican members of the House Select Committee on Benghazi grilled Hillary Clinton Thursday on why hundreds of requests for more security from State Department officials in Libya were ignored.

Rep. Elijah Cummings, the committee’s top Democrat, led fellow minority members in defending Clinton from suggestions that she was personally liable for agency decisions that left Amb. Chris Stevens and three other Americans without adequate protection on Sept. 11, 2012.

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