Hillary Clinton WILL testify about Benghazi consulate attack despite concussion and blood clot – Mail Online

Hillary Clinton WILL testify about Benghazi consulate attack despite concussion and blood clot | Mail Online

Hillary Clinton will testify in front of Congress about the terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya – despite receiving a concussion and being hospitalized for a blood clot, it was revealed on Thursday.

The Secretary of State cancelled appearances before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee after she fainted and hit her head on December 9. She sent two aides to testify in her place. Some conservatives initially claimed she was using the health issue to dodge testifying on the contentious issue.

Republicans have been battering the Obama Administration and any officials associated with the September 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate, which killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.

UN Ambassador Susan Rice, who was reportedly President Barack Obama’s first choice to replace Clinton as Secretary of State, was forced to withdraw herself from potential nomination after she came under heavy criticism for referring to the attack as a riot caused by Libyans furious about an anti-Islamic video that was released by an American director. Read More at Daily Mail

 

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