The Republicans on the House Benghazi Select Committee are quietly moving away from investigating Hillary Clinton’s emails after a hearing that was widely viewed as a win for Clinton and the Democrats.
Amid growing Democratic accusations of overreaching, especially on the matter of Hillary Clinton’s emails, Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee are now reconsidering how aggressively to pursue the email scandal that’s been dogging the Democratic front-runner.
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“The question becomes: Is it worth the hassle and the drama?” the GOP source said.
The reevaluation follows a Thursday hearing which was widely seen as a success for Clinton, while Republicans failed to strike any decisive blows. Meanwhile, Democrats amped up their claims that the entire investigation was a partisan witch hunt.
The Republican decision to shift the Benghazi committee away from the emails after Clinton’s successful testimony confirms that the purpose of the investigation was always to get Hillary Clinton and that having failed, Republicans are in the process of quietly closing down the investigation.
House Republicans are admitting that no further high-profile witnesses are going to be called and that the Select Committee is going back to doing its work behind closed doors. If Republicans were interested in learning the “truth” about what happened in Benghazi, they would hold more public hearings.
Hillary Clinton won. The witch-hunt over her emails has turned into a political liability and a complete disaster for the Republican Party. Republicans aren’t going to admit it publicly, but in this case actions speak louder than words.
The Republican decision to move away from Clinton’s emails means that Republicans have thrown up the white flag, and their master plot to stop Hillary Clinton is in the process of being abandoned.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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