Benghazi report claims military failed to act after terrorist attack began

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The final report of the House Select Committee on Benghazi claims that the military never lifted a finger to rescue the American citizens imperiled in the 13-hour terror attack, despite receiving orders to do everything possible to stop the bloodshed.

The scathing report, released Tuesday morning, also found that senior members of the Obama administration, including then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and senior White House adviser Ben Rhodes, twisted the facts during and after the Sept. 11, 2012, terror attack in Benghazi, Libya, to preserve the illusion that the threat of terrorism was fading, just weeks before President Obama’s re-election.

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