Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., head of the Select Committee on Benghazi, will continue to lead the investigation into the attack that killed four Americans in Libya in September 2012. But Congress’ oversight of the State Department extends far beyond Benghazi, and as part of the effort to undo the damage done by Clinton’s secrecy, Chaffetz says he is going to ask every member of Congress to come up with an inventory of what they have requested from the State Department. Those requests will then be re-sent to State in light of the revelation about Clinton’s emails.
Chaffetz expects to receive new information, noting the former secretary’s statement Tuesday that, “I did not email any classified material to anyone on my email. There is no classified material.” Therefore, Chaffetz says he expects State to provide complete, unredacted versions of the emails that Clinton hasn’t already destroyed. “She claims everything was unclassified,” says Chaffetz. “So none of it should be held back. One hundred percent of it should have been made available to Congress. If 100 percent was unclassified, there should be no redaction.”
Chaffetz has been on the Oversight Committee for some time, chairing the Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations during the years Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chaired the full committee. That means Chaffetz is used to being delayed by the State Department. “State has been notoriously tardy in their responses,” Chaffetz says. “And obviously they have fallen short of their duty and obligation to provide a complete response.”
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