Rarely is the New York Times accused of supporting Republicans—much less being a cog in the vast right-wing conspiracy. That, however, is exactly what David Brock, one-time conservative journalist-turned-Clinton supporter and founder of Media Matters for America, claimed on Monday when he fielded questions from Politico’s Hadas Gold at a Georgetown University. The event’s title: “Is the Mainstream Media in Cahoots with Conservatives?”

The conversation began with the most pressing issue for Brock and his firm: Hillary Clinton’s upcoming testimony before the Select Committee on Benghazi. Brock was optimistic that Clinton would successfully handle the questions and that the page would finally be turned on both her role in the incident, as well as her private email server.