Adam Schiff, Linda Sanchez Disgrace Themselves at Benghazi Hearing

Adam Schiff, Linda Sanchez Disgrace Themselves at Benghazi Hearing

by Joel B. Pollak 23 Oct 2015

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/23/adam-schiff-linda-sanchez-disgrace-themselves-at-benghazi-hearing/

California Democrats Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) 14^% (CA-28) and Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) 17^% (D-28) did their best–or worst–to cover for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she testified on Thursday at the House Benghazi Select Committee.

Neither Schiff nor Sanchez showed any interest in finding out the truth about why four Americans died on Sep. 11, 2012. Instead, they ran interference, floating bizarre conspiracy theories and accusing Republicans of partisanship.

Schiff, who is the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, floated a crackpot theory that the GOP is trying to prove that Clinton “interfered” with security arrangements in Benghazi. In fact, what Republicans suspect, and what was shownn on Thursday, is that Clinton neglected security there. As Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) 80^% pointed out, Clinton’s “friend” Ambassador Chris Stevens did not have her personal email address, but her crony Sid Blumenthal, who was providing informal advice and angling for business favors, wrote to Clinton constantly.

In addition, Schiff repeated Democrats’ talking point that there had been seven previous investigations already. What he surely knew, but failed to note, is that Clinton and the State Department had stonewalled each one, both by hiding Clinton’s emails–which are damning–and by failing to make Clinton herself available for questioning.

At one point, after the first round of questioning, Schiff joined Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)14^% in a grandstanding performance demanding that committee chair Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) 85^% release the full transcript of Blumenthal’s testimony be published so that he would have a chance to give the “context of those emails” that the public had already seen. Gowdy countered that the Democrats had refused to allow all witness testimony to be released.

Sanchez accused Republicans of having unreasonable expectations of security in Benghazi, demanding the “total elimination of risk.” In response, Clinton actually said that Stevens “understood the risks” of his diplomatic post–as if he were to blame for his own death, which came after his requests for more protection were denied or ignored.

Later in the evening, Sanchez played the role of unofficial timekeeper, demanding Gowdy cut questioning short.

Christine Mai-Due of the Los Angeles Times notes that the committee hearing was a rare chance for the two Democrats to enjoy the national spotlight. “Schiff and Sanchez being aggressive at the Benghazi hearings can give them more coverage this week than they might get all year,” she quoted one Democratic strategist as saying.

That is true–though it also allowed the public to see that Schiff and Sanchez place party loyalty before the national interest.

Adam Schiff

Adam B. Schiff is a house member for the CA congressional delegation, and a member of the Blue Dog Coalition.

Note: Loretta Sanchez is a house member for the CA congressional delegation, a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, and Linda T. Sanchez’s sister.

Linda T. Sanchez is Loretta Sanchez’s sister, a house member for the CA congressional delegation, and was a director at the Economic Policy Institute.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute, the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary), a board member for the International Crisis Group, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute, Media Matters, the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Aspen Institute (think tank).  

Sidney Blumenthal was a consultant for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, a senior advisor at the 2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, and is a consultant for Media Matters.

Hillary Clinton California Women's Leadership Council was a support council for the 2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.

Sheryl K. Sandberg was a member of the Hillary Clinton California Women's Leadership Council, and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Thomas R. Pickering is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a co-chair for the International Crisis Group, was the chairman of review board that investigated the 2012 attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya is 2013, and a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).  

J. Christopher Stevens was killed in the 2012 attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and was the U.S. ambassador for Libya.

Muammar Abu Minyar Al-Qadhafi was the leader of Libya, and said he loved Condoleezza Rice & kept scrapbook of her photos.

Laurence Pope is the U.S. charge d'affaires for Libya, and Anthony C. Zinni was his political adviser.

Anthony C. Zinni was Laurence Pope’s political adviser, and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Condoleezza Rice is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), Libya leader Muammar Abu Minyar Al-Qadhafi  said he loved her & kept scrapbook of her photos, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Sidney Harman was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and married to Jane Lakes Harman.

Jane Lakes Harman is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), was a member of the Hillary Clinton California Women's Leadership Council, and a member of the Blue Dog Coalition.

Adam B. Schiff is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, and a house member for the CA congressional delegation.

Loretta Sanchez is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a house member for the CA congressional delegation, and Linda T. Sanchez’s sister.

Linda T. Sanchez is Loretta Sanchez’s sister, a house member for the CA congressional delegation, and was a director at the Economic Policy Institute.