The White House on Thursday deferred questions about whether the CIA is cracking down on employees in order to prevent leaks about last year’s terror attacks in Benghazi.
White House press secretary Jay Carney punted on whether CIA employees are experience retaliation for discussing the Benghazi attacks. (Getty Images)
CNN reported last week that the CIA has been regularly polygraphing employees to find out if they were talking to Congress about the Sept. 11, 2011 assault that killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
Fox News’ Ed Henry asked whether Carney could assure Americans that was not the case.
“I don’t have any information on the CIA, individuals, or operations around the world,” Carney responded.
Clearly prepared for the question, Carney then read a statement previously released by the CIA in response to CNN’s report, claiming to have worked closely with Congress and being unaware of any intimidation.
“The CIA has worked closely with oversight committees to provide them with an extraordinary amount of information related to the event on U.S. facilities in Benghazi,” Carney said.
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