Trey Gowdy: Eyewitnesses confirm Benghazi stand-down order was given

Let me explain how we get to the point where liberals claim that something has been "debunked." Here are the steps: 1. Someone comes forward with information that makes Democrats look bad.

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2. Liberals shriek that the very suggestion of such a thing is partisan. 3. Someone on the inside, or Snopes, or PolitiFact, or FactCheck,org, or a New York Times "news analysis," or the AP, informs us that the claim "cannot be independently confirmed." 4. Liberals insist the claim has been debunked and must never be mentioned anywhere, by anyone, again. In no way does this mean a negative has been proven. It just means liberals believe the atmosphere has shifted to the point where they can assail the claim without the other side being able to keep pace. So it is with the Benghazi stand-down order, which Hillary defenders insist never happened - and some who were involved in the chaos that night say they did not receive. But others swear they received the stand-down order directly, and they're willing to say so under oath So what does Trey Gowdy do with that?

Rep. Trey Gowdy, chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, said Wednesday that a number of witnesses had confirmed a stand-down order was given to military assets in proximity to Benghazi the night of the 2012 terror attack, while others said no one issued such an order. "The best I can do is tell you what the witnesses say, and then you can decide who you think is more credible," Gowdy said during an interview with Boston Herald Radio. His comments came the same day the committee interviewed Jeremy Bash, a high-ranking Pentagon official who in 2012 authored an email indicating the military had forces "spinning" and prepared to head toward Benghazi when approved.

Michael Bay's film 13 Days, of course, presents the story as if the stand-down order happened, which has liberals upset because, hey, it's been debunked! But Gowdy keeps emphasizing for anyone who's willing to listen that he has 12 witnesses left to interview before he wraps up his investigation, and no one can draw any confident conclusions one way or the other until that happens. It's certainly plausible that one person says there was no stand-down order because he simply didn't hear about it, while another person has better information because he did hear about it or possibly was the recipient of it. The one thing we can say with confidence is that Hillary Clinton denying it happened is of no value whatsoever. Hillary Clinton is a liar and everyone knows it, so the pursuit of credible witnesses makes no progress whatsoever by talking to her.