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Dont contradict previous conclusions. they confirm them, they corroborate them. we reviewed e-mails from ambassador stevens and they show he asked charlene lamb for more security. nothing we have obtained, not the new interviews or the new e-mails, changes the basic facts we have known for three years. secretary clinton, let me ask one final question, and please take as much time as you want to answer this. theres no evidence to support republican claims you personally rejected security requests...

In the second quarter do you know how many? >> no, i do not. >> might have been 171 or 173. how many were there in july and august and then in the week and a few days before the attacks, do you know? >> there were a number of them. i know that. >> yes, maam, 83 by our count. thats over 600 requests. you have testified here this morning that you had none of those reach your desk, is that correct? >> thats correct. >> madam secretary, mr. blumenthal wrote you 150 e-mails. it appears from the mater...

Challenged, shes rarely been pushed off talking points. >> with specific security requests, they didnt come to me. i had no knowledge. >> reporter: when hillary clinton walks into that room, she will have more experience with congressional hearings than most of the people there and that can make a hot seat if not comfortable at least cooler. anderson? >> tom, thanks very much. a lot to talk about with our panel, senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin, senior political analyst and presidential advis...

That is what some republicans say is still unknown. >> with specific security requests, they didnt come to me. i had no knowledge of them. >> the house select committee on benghazi is responsible for uncovering that clinton used a personal e-mail address solely. that this was the only e-mail address she used while secretary of state and also leading to the fact that she had a personal server that was housing those e-mails. a personal server that was stationed at her house in new york, carol. so ...

I want you to comment, seems to be an implication that the arb, the accountability reviewed board, was not independent. and i think the chairman said they were hand-picked by you. of course that is done by law. but im just, would you comment on those go things, please? >> yes, id be happy to. you know, as i said in my opening statement, i take responsibility for what happened in benghazi. i felt a responsibility for all 70,000 people working at the state department in usaid. i take that very ser...

Extremists overran the u.s. consulate in benghazi, setting it ablaze andhen storming the near annex. killing ambassador chris stevens as well as an information officer and two former navy s.e.a. s.e.a.l.s. >> with specific security requests, they didnt come to me, i had no knowledge of them. >> now, this committee, the benghazi select committee is the one that uncovered hillary clintons sole use of private e-mail and the fact that she housed her e-mail, stored her e-mails on a private server in ...

E-mails more than that. literally no one cares about sid blumenthals e-mails in america. they care about keeping people safe. the various issues these republicans have been upset about with respect to benghazi has changed so many times over the past several -- you know you cannot come away with any other impression that this is an effort to hurt her politically. so, you know, its a disappointing taxpayer funded fishing effort to damage her campaign. >> tommy, even though i was white house corres...

State department facility. in benghazi, libya. then again, it shows the increase in security being nonexistent. i assume your answer is the same with respect to the fact that we have increasing security incidents but no corresponding increase in the amount of security? >> congressman, i just have to respectfully disagree. many security requests were fulfilled. we would be happy to get that information for the record. so i cant really tell what it is you are putting on that poster but i know that...

Heroic dead did not lay down their lives in vain? vç attacks in benghazi, the congress never fully funded the security requests that the administration sent to congress. following benghazi that has improved but there are still areas where i think greater funding and responsive responsiveness would be helpful. it was unfortunate we didnt get all the resources thats might havable -- have enabled us to do more but i appreciate what the congress has done since. the one specific recommendation that ...

Know how many there were? >> no, i do not. >> maam, there were 172-ish. might have been 171 or 173. how many were there in july and august and then in the week a few days before the attacks, do you know? >> a number of them, i know that. >> 83, by our count. thats over 600 requests. youve testified here this morning you had none of those reach your desk, is that correct also? >> thats correct. >> mr. blumenthal wrote you 150 e-mailings. it appears from the materials weve read all of those reache...