House Democrats release Benghazi report ahead of Republicans

Rep. Trey Gowdy and Rep. Elijah Cummings.

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last updated 28 June 2016

On Monday, House Democrats on the Benghazi Select Committee released a 339-page report that they say "debunks many conspiracy theories" about the 2012 Benghazi attacks.

The Democrats, led by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), say they had to make their own report because the Republicans on the committee refused to incorporate their opinions in a joint report, ABC News reports; the Republicans are expected to release their own report as early as Tuesday. The report reveals 21 findings, including some that have been previously announced, like that the Defense Department couldn't have done anything differently to save lives and that "administration officials did not make intentionally misleading statements about the attacks but instead relied on information they were provided at the time under fast-moving circumstances."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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