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Some Obama officials became frustrated with CIA Dir. David Petraeus as he refused to go along with whitewashing the terrorist attack. Petraeus deputy Mike Morell was given authority over the [[fake news]] talking points, and aligned with Hillary Clinton's State Department against Petraeus's desires.

Some Obama officials became frustrated with CIA Dir. David Petraeus as he refused to go along with whitewashing the terrorist attack. Petraeus deputy Mike Morell was given authority over the [[fake news]] talking points, and aligned with Hillary Clinton's State Department against Petraeus's desires.

The Benghazi "talking points" were born out of a request from Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, ranking [[Democrat]] on the House Intelligence Committee, after a closed door briefing on the facts. Ruppersberger asked "what can I say on TV?"<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/officials-on-benghazi-we-made-mistakes-but-without-malice/2/</ref> Deputy National Security Advisor [[Ben Rhodes]] emailed that there would be a Deputies meeting the next morning to work out the issues. The administration's "Dream Team" set work writing the talking points to deceive the Congress and he public. The "Dream Team" consisted of: Maj. Gen. Darryl Roberson, Vice Dir. of Operations, Joint Staff; Matt Olson, Dir. of the National Counterterrorism Center; [[Hillary Rodham Clinton#FBI paid off|Andy McCabe]], Asst. Dir. of Counterterrorism for the FBI, later involved in the [[Hillary Clinton email scandal#Terry McAuliffe and the FBI|Hillary Clinton email]] coverup investigation; and Linda Weissgold from CIA Office of Terrorism Analysis (OTA). Linda Weissgold testified she changed one such talking point to say that extremists in Benghazi with ties to al Qaeda were involved in “protests,” despite the fact that no such protests had occurred on the day of the attack.<ref>https://www.weeklystandard.com/mcmaster-interviewed-cia-operative-to-replace-trump-nsc-official/article/2007219</ref> The final version called the attacks "demonstrations" that "evolved" after being "spontaneously inspired" by protest at the US Embassy in [[Cairo]]. All mentions of terrorism, al Qaeda and previous warnings given by the CIA had been excised.

The Benghazi "talking points" were born out of a request from Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, ranking [[Democrat]] on the House Intelligence Committee, after a closed door briefing on the facts. Ruppersberger asked "what can I say on TV?"<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/officials-on-benghazi-we-made-mistakes-but-without-malice/2/</ref> Deputy National Security Advisor [[Ben Rhodes]] emailed that there would be a Deputies meeting the next morning to work out the issues. The administration's "Dream Team" set work writing the talking points to deceive the Congress and he public. The "Dream Team" consisted of: Maj. Gen. Darryl Roberson, Vice Dir. of Operations, Joint Staff; Matt Olson, Dir. of the National Counterterrorism Center; [[Andy McCabe]], Asst. Dir. of Counterterrorism for the FBI, later involved in the [[Hillary Clinton email scandal#Terry McAuliffe and the FBI|Hillary Clinton email]] coverup investigation; and Linda Weissgold from CIA Office of Terrorism Analysis (OTA). Linda Weissgold testified she changed one such talking point to say that extremists in Benghazi with ties to al Qaeda were involved in “protests,” despite the fact that no such protests had occurred on the day of the attack.<ref>https://www.weeklystandard.com/mcmaster-interviewed-cia-operative-to-replace-trump-nsc-official/article/2007219</ref> The final version called the attacks "demonstrations" that "evolved" after being "spontaneously inspired" by protest at the US Embassy in [[Cairo]]. All mentions of terrorism, al Qaeda and previous warnings given by the CIA had been excised.

On Sunday September 16, 2012 with the presidential election less only 7 weeks away, [[Susan Rice]] appeared on all 5 Sunday morning talk shows to put out the fake news narrative​ that the Benghazi massacre was a "spontaneous demonstration" rather than a terrorist attack.<ref>https://youtu.be/uFf0dUH3OtU</ref> The White House was fearful of upsetting Obama's chance of winning re-election by leveling with the public and delivering the truth of the matter.

On Sunday September 16, 2012 with the presidential election less only 7 weeks away, [[Susan Rice]] appeared on all 5 Sunday morning talk shows to put out the fake news narrative​ that the Benghazi massacre was a "spontaneous demonstration" rather than a terrorist attack.<ref>https://youtu.be/uFf0dUH3OtU</ref> The White House was fearful of upsetting Obama's chance of winning re-election by leveling with the public and delivering the truth of the matter.