in some respects not to be 100% correct, but the notion that somehow i or anybody else in the administration misled the american people is patently false. but rice s statement does not stand up to close scrutiny. the intelligence committee report found that, quote, contrary to many press reports at the time, eyewitness statements by u.s. personnel indicates there were no protests at the start of the attack. the committee s senior republican recently described the evidence. we knew, the intelligence community knew, within hours at most, probably less than that, that this was a terrorist attack. that it was not a reaction to a trailer of a movie. and one day before rice s sunday show appearances, the senate report confirmed that an e-mail from the cia s top officer on the ground in libya to a cia leadership in washington emphasized that the
tonight, two new data points in the benghazi time line raising new questions about whether early intelligence was indeed politicized. here s chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge. good evening. reporter: ten days ago we first told you about a critical e-mail to the cia s deputy investigator from the agency on the ground in libya who said there was no protest on the attack. the e-mail was not the first time cia leadership was told the video played no role. on september 12, one day after the benghazi terrorist attack, the cia s top officer on the ground in libya known as chief of station and his team sent situation room reports, also known atsy. t. reps, to cia leadership in washington. a crisis like bengszy, you would expect this is going directly to the seventh floor. reporter: a recently retired cia member says that s cia speak
attacks were based on a film that didn t cause the deaths of our american personnel. we know that there is a link to the presidential opponentment of the individual and council. and it is time for a special prosecutor. the american people regardless of political affiliation don t believe it was rogue agents. is it fair to say it is a top officer in washington. is it plausible to believe he never tipped off the white house and administration and president in some way it was happening? i agree with brad. we should have a special prosecutor with this. it would be more even handed than darril issa.
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he seemed to have the authority. he was in full combat mode at that point. how does that work, though? you know the constitution. we all know we re sworn to uphold it. the vice president has no executive authority. was it derived? given to him, designated by the president that morning? how did that happen? on the assume giving the emergency situation, he would take his risks under the constitution and do what he taught as a top officer in the government? according to his testimony elsewhere he and the president had multiple conversations that morning. at some point he felt he had the authority to take that kind of taction. gotcha. from the bunker complex, no discussion with the president. the moment i gave him that information, he immediately responded back to the pentagon asking for those fighters. if he had the authority he got it before we entered the bunker complex.