TOO NARROW?

TOO NARROW?

Rep. Trey Gowdy, the chairman of the House Benghazi Committee, argued that seven previous congressional investigations “were narrow in scope and either incapable or unwilling to access the facts and evidence necessary to answer all relevant questions.”

U.S. Rep. Harold Watson “Trey” Gowdy III, chairman of the House Benghazi Committee.

THE FACTS:

What Gowdy didn’t mention: Five of those seven investigations were led and controlled by his fellow House Republicans, who were no pushovers. The other two congressional investigations, led by Senate Democrats, produced bipartisan reports.

While each panel investigated matters under its particular jurisdiction, the mandate was still broad, and underlying facts behind the attacks were explored repeatedly. That’s not to say information that emerged after these investigations has been comprehensively explored.

Gowdy noted his panel demanded additional documents and was the first to get Clinton’s email — kept on her personal server. — AP