Benghazi hearings aimed to badger Hillary Clinton

On Oct. 22, I listened to an 11-hour-long Benghazi hearing, one preceded by seven previous investigations, resulting in the spending of millions of taxpayer dollars.

I hurt for the families of the Americans killed. They listened to a hearing where, according to Trey Gowdy, the chairman, little if any new information was obtained — no new information that would tell why we lost four courageous Americans. The hearing’s primary aim was to badger and discredit a single witness, Hillary Clinton, not to give any insight as to what happened.

Republicans need to rethink the hearing process; they don’t seem to be doing a very good job of sinking Clinton’s poll numbers. In fact, at the end of the hearing, Secretary Clinton’s looking more and more presidential.

This story was originally published November 2, 2015 at 7:12 PM with the headline "Benghazi hearings aimed to badger Hillary Clinton."