rep. trey gowdy chairman benghazi select committee deliver open statement former secretary state hillary clinton testimony full transcript chris stevens sean smith glen doherty tyrone woods serve country courage honor kill circumstances us could never imagine cover darkness terrorists pour front gate facility attack people property machine gun mortar fire.it important remember four men die equally important remember live four image television screen husband father sons brothers family friends americans believe service sacrifice many people speak wistfully good world little four men go try make good cost lives.we know give us owe justice kill owe families everlasting respect gratitude owe truth.the truth libya.the truth libya.the truth escalate violence libya attack four men lose lives.the truth request additional security.the truth request personnel.the truth request equipment.the truth military position anniversary 9-11.the truth happen discuss washington people attack.the truth lead attacks.the truth government tell american people attacks.why many request security personnel equipment request deny washington state department compound benghazi even come close meet proper security specifications policies pursue libya require physical presence spite escalate violence washington aware escalate violence libya special precautions take anniversary 9-11 happen washington first attack response attack military leaders washington american public give divergent account cause attack hard get information government four men represent serve sacrifice even accountability review board half dozen congressional investigations question still linger question linger previous investigations thorough question linger previous investigations narrow scope either incapable unwilling access facts evidence necessary answer relevant questions.so house representatives include democrats ask committee write final definitive account happen benghazi.this committee first committee review fifty thousand page document insist produced.this committee first committee demand access eyewitness serious investigations talk many eyewitness possible.this committee first committee thoroughly individually interview score witness many first time.this committee first committee review thousands page document top state department personnel.this committee first committee demand access relevant document cia fbi department defense state department even white house.this committee first committee demand access email ambassador chris stevens could investigation possibly consider credible without review email person knowledgeable libya committee first committee committee uncover fact secretary clinton exclusively use personal email personal server official business keep public record include email benghazi libya custody control almost two years leave office secretary clinton lawyers determine would return would returned.you hear lot accountability review board today secretary clinton mention arb 70 time previous testimony congress hear arb also know state department leadership handpicked members arb arb never interview secretary clinton arb never review email secretary clinton top advisor allow review suggest change arb report public ever saw transcript arb interview impossible know whether relevant question ask answer transcript impossible cite arb interview particularity independent accountability serious investigation.you hear previous congressional investigations benghazi true make wonder previous investigations fail interview many witness fail access many document previous congressional investigations really serious thorough miss ambassador stevens email investigations serious thorough miss secretary clinton email previous congressional investigations serious thorough fail interview dozens key state department witness include agents grind experience terrorist attack firsthand last month three years benghazi top aid finally return document state department month ago committee receive 1500 new page secretary clinton email relate libya benghazi years attack little two weeks ago committee receive roughly 1400 page ambassador stevens email years attacks.it impossible conduct serious fact-centric investigation without access document former secretary state ambassador know libya anyone else testimony witness survive attacks.madame secretary understand people frankly party -have suggest investigation let assure let assure work something much important single person four u.s. government workers include ambassador murder terrorists foreign soil happen attack kill four men country owe risk live serve fundamental obligation government tell truth always american people single member committee sign investigation email system sign want honor service sacrifice people send foreign land represent us kill everything prevent happen others.our committee interview half hundred witness single one name clinton today secretary state country facility attack course committee go talk important witness one important witness among half hundred important witnesses.i understand want come sooner today let clear happen unusual email arrangement mean state department could produce email us.you make exclusive use personal email personal server leave state department keep public record almost two years attorneys decide return delete decisions decisions march year learn email arrangement since learn email arrangement interview dozens witness one email arrangement short interview invoke fifth amendment privilege self-incrimination.making sure public record complete serious investigations important gain access ambassador stevens email email sr. leaders witness important gain access email email less important anyone else s. take long get garner attention process.i want take note hear many time congressional democrats call administration make long await document available t. take note many witness congressional democrats ask us schedule interview t. would much close finish investigation write final report democrat colleagues decide help us pursue facts democrats committee way dozens witness never would interview tens thousands document never would review public record would still private would never access email ambassador may smart politics way run serious investigation.there certain characteristics make country unique annals history great experiment self-governance world ever know part self-governance include self-scrutiny even high officials country strong enough handle truth fellow citizens expect us pursue truth wherever facts take us.so committee go pledge do long ago interview witness examine relevant evidence access document go pursue truth manner worthy memory four men lose live worthy respect fellow citizens.we go write final definitive account happen benghazi would like help go nonetheless understand happen benghazi go heart country promise make send harm way deserve truth whole truth nothing truth people work deserve truth family friends kill represent country deserve truth statute limitations truth trey gowdy scorch hillary clinton open statement benghazi hear video