State Dept. close to solving mystery of Iran video ‘glitch’

Published May 31, 2016 8:14pm ET



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.

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