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Benghazi Select Committee Witness Interview Transcripts (Volume 1)

Original title: INTERVIEWS OF WITNESSES BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE 2012 TERRORIST ATTACK IN BENGHAZI - VOLUME 1

January 1, 2016

Benghazi Congressional Oversight Foreign Policy National Security Diplomatic Security

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The Frame

What this does

This record provides the primary source testimony used by Congress to investigate the 2012 Benghazi attack, impacting public understanding of government security protocols and diplomatic decision-making.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

U.S. House of Representatives

The House conducted the investigation and maintains these records as part of its oversight function.

Witnesses (Diplomatic/Security Personnel)

These individuals provided sworn testimony regarding their roles and observations during the 2012 attack.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2016.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This document is the first volume of a series containing transcripts of witness interviews conducted by the House on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi. It serves as an official record of testimony provided by various diplomatic and security personnel regarding the incident.

Key Facts

This volume is the first of 11 total volumes documenting witness interviews.
The interviews were conducted between 2012 and 2016.
The records were transferred to the Select Committee pursuant to H. Res. 567 (113th Congress).
Witnesses included in this volume are Diplomatic Security Agent #19, Charlene Lamb, a Special Assistant to Under Secretary Patrick Kennedy, Gregory Nathan Hicks, Raymond Douglas Maxwell, Scott Bultrowicz, Eric Boswell, Elizabeth Dibble, Elizabeth Jones, Lee Lohman, and William Roebuck.
The document was printed for the use of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is contained in this document?

This document contains the transcripts of interviews with 11 witnesses conducted by the House regarding the 2012 Benghazi attack.

Are there more volumes available?

Yes, this is Volume 1 of 11.

Why It Matters

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Consolidation of Records

The document notes that records from the Oversight and Government Reform Committee were formally transferred to the Select Committee via H. Res. 567 to ensure a complete record.

House Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Connected Entities

personEric Boswell“Witness interviewed in this volume”Map →

personElijah Cummings“Ranking Minority Member of the House Select Committee on Benghazi”Map →

personTrey Gowdy“Chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi”Map →

organizationHouse Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi“Congressional committee responsible for the investigation”Map →

personCharlene Lamb“Witness interviewed in this volume”Map →

personGregory Nathan Hicks“Witness interviewed in this volume”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

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