White House says Obama called day after attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama did not speak to any Libyan government officials until the night after the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.

White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler sent a letter Thursday to three Republican senators. Ruemmler says former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Libyan President Mohamed Magariaf on Obama’s behalf on Sept. 11 to coordinate additional support to protect Americans in Libya. U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans died in the raid.