In an interview Sunday with ABC News ' " This Week , " Morell said " the video did play a role in that attack , and Republicans do n't want people to believe that . " Morell said in 2014 , the Federal Bureau of Investigation testified justice.initiatejudicialprocess.trialhearing to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that it believed " the video was a motivation in this attack . Abu Khattala , who is the only person arrested , said that the video was a motivation . " But he acknowledged the mother of victim Sean Smith has called Clinton a " liar " for asserting the terror strike was caused by a video – and that this is resonating with voters .

In addition to not requiring the statement be made under oath , it does not require two witnesses , or one witness with corroboration . Clearly , both statutes criminalize lies ( intentional and knowing false statements ) before a committee of Congress . The hard evidence , however , shows that Hillary Clinton did not lie , rather those charging her have distorted her testimony , or claimed she had information she simply did not have at the time she testified justice.initiatejudicialprocess.trialhearing . It is pretty ugly stuff , made even uglier because it is being promoted by two high ranking Republican chairmen who are , the facts show , trying to frame her . So let me explain what I found with each of their charges .

Education The senator has been active in Congress on education issues , particularly when it comes to career and technical education . Earlier this year , he testified justice.initiatejudicialprocess.trialhearing during a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on “ ways to make CTE programs more rigorous , relevant , high - quality , and aligned with both academic and labor market demands . ” He is co - chair of the Senate Career and Technical Education Caucus . In early May , Kaine wrote a letter to Education Secretary John B. King Jr. urging him to issue a clarification that LGBT students are fully protected from discrimination under Title IX , which prohibits sex - based discrimination in federally - funded education programs and activities .

Who congratulated himself on Republican Convention TV ratings , even though those for his closing speech were lower than for John McCain 's . Who congratulated himself by disseminating a video showing how much of that speech 's total running time was taken up … by applause . Who congratulated himself on having " the world 's greatest memory , " then three weeks later testified justice.initiatejudicialprocess.trialhearing in a deposition he had no memory of saying that . A man who proposed a wall along the Mexican border to keep out undocumented immigrants ; proposed mass deportation of undocumented immigrants ; proposed a smaller wall and fewer deportations during a taped television interview that played at the same moment he was giving a speech in Phoenix insisting on a larger wall and more deportations . A man who has proposed immediately expelling at least two to three million undocumented immigrants , even though this would be like trying to evacuate the city of Chicago in one day ; proposed immediately expelling any others not convicted — but merely accused — of a crime .

Related : Trump Says He Doubts U.S. Intel Officials on Russian Hacking The FBI did n't immediately respond to requests for comment on Reid 's letter . Earlier , Comey said in an internal message to FBI employees that " we do n't ordinarily tell Congress about ongoing investigations , but here I feel an obligation to do so given that I testified justice.initiatejudicialprocess.trialhearing repeatedly in recent months that our investigation was completed . " The note added that it would " be misleading to the American people were we not to supplement the record . At the same time , however , given that we do n't know the significance of this newly discovered collection of e - mails , I do n't want to create a misleading impression . "

It was only after Hillary Clinton left the State Department in 2013 that Boko Haram was listed as a terrorist organization . In 2012 , the State Department was resisting pressure from Congress and outside groups to list Boko Haram as a terrorist organization . In 2014 , Robert Jackson , the State Department ’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs , testified justice.initiatejudicialprocess.na before Congress that , “ The government of Nigeria feared that designating these individuals and the organizations would bring them more attention , more publicity and be counterproductive . ” Rwanda : In 2011 , the Clinton Foundation lobbied the State Department to transfer funding away from AIDS programs to a training program for health professionals in Rwanda . This idea was approved over the explicit objections of some State Department officials .

( Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg ) THE LATEST ON THE HRC EMAILS : -- FBI Director James B. Comey testified justice.initiatejudicialprocess.trialhearing for five hours before a House oversight committee hearing , as Republicans called for another investigation of Clinton ’s private email use . From Matt Zapotosky : “ Even under the relentless questioning from Republicans , Comey asserted unequivocally that it would have been unfair and virtually unprecedented to bring a criminal case against Clinton under current laws . ” He did , however , also give Clinton ’s political rivals some ammunition , “ conceding that there was ‘ evidence of mishandling ’ classified information and that an FBI employee who did the same ‘ would face consequences for this . ’ He declined to say precisely what consequence he felt Clinton should face . ” -- The State Department is reopening its internal investigation of possible mishandling of classified information by Clinton or her top aides .

JUST WATCHED The tale of two former North Korean inmates Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH The tale of two former North Korean inmates 02:36 Jung , who escaped to South Korea in 2004 , said he was first inspired to use the technology after reading about how Amazon was testing drone deliveries and he wondered whether it would work to get small items such as flash drives and SD cards into North Korea . He has testified justice.initiatejudicialprocess.trialhearing several times about his imprisonment in the notorious Yodok political prison and about the torture he endured in a prison camp -- experiences that caused him to lose his faith in the regime . As he has advocated from South Korea , Jung 's identity has been questioned by the North Korean government -- a common tactic used to target vocal defectors . In recent months , North Korea has attracted attention after announcing that it had conducted test launches of missiles and has tested a nuclear device .

It is not clear if Ms. Abedin downloaded the emails to the laptop or if they were automatically backed up there . The emails dated back years , the officials said . Ms. Abedin has testified justice.initiatejudicialprocess.trialhearing that she did not routinely delete her emails . Advertisement Continue reading the main story Because of the age of the emails , many could be outside the scope of the Clinton inquiry , investigators said .

Just hours before the first presidential debates , CNN writes “ Clinton , Trump virtually tied headed into debate . ” MSNBC states that “ NBC / WSJ poll shows Trump deemed more trustworthy . ” Yes , polls show Trump more trustworthy than Clinton . If that ’s not bad enough , after all of Clinton ’s years in government NBC News finds that “ Trump Leads Clinton Among Military and Veteran Voters . ” From the FBI criminal investigation where James Comey testified justice.initiatejudicialprocess.trialhearing Clinton was “ extremely careless ” and “ negligent ” to Reddit ’s “ Sonetear , ” all the advantages Hillary Clinton once had over Trump have now evaporated . President Trump might become a reality and H. A. Goodman warned everyone for over one year . Sadly , my detractors could n’t comprehend these warnings and focused solely on attacking the messenger .