USA TODAY: Senator: E-mails show how Benghazi story shaped.
The e-mails, obtained by conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch through a Freedom of Information Act request, include one in which White House official Ben Rhodes lists “goals” for then-U.N. ambassador Susan Rice to meet in explaining the attack and protests occurring across the Middle East that week to the American public.
Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans died in the assault, which the White House subsequently acknowledged was an al-Qaeda-linked terror attack.
The e-mail, sent to various officials including White House spokesman Jay Carney, said one goal was “to underscore that these protests are rooted in an Internet video, and not a broader failure of policy.”
Another goal was “to reinforce the president and administration’s strength and steadiness in dealing with difficult challenges.”
Rhodes is assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for strategic communication and speechwriting.
That’s Ben Rhodes, whose brother is President of CBS. Perhaps explaining their willingness to go along with the story.