FBI-approved book manuscript supports Kash Patel’s Benghazi narrative challenged by NY Times
Defense And Security,Kash Patel,New York Times,FBI,Benghazi,Libya,Middle East,Trump Administration
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The FBI approved a book manuscript in 2023 from its lead investigator in the Benghazi terror attack probe that confirms frontline agents and prosecutors believed politics kept the Justice Department from approving operations to capture several conspirators, supporting a key part of FBI Director-nominee Kash Patel’s account of events that was recently challenged by The New York Times.
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