State Dept. close to solving mystery of Iran video 'glitch'

The State Department said Tuesday that it’s almost ready to explain how and why a government video was altered in a way that cut out a discussion in which a department spokeswoman seemed to admit that the administration sometimes lies to protect national security.

Three weeks ago, spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said a “glitch” caused several minutes of a 2013 press briefing video to disappear. Those missing minutes included a question from a reporter on whether officials ever lie, and a response from then-spokeswoman Jen Psaki.