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U.S. State Department officials met Jan. 28, 2015 with the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Benghazi a day after the committee's chairman, Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC), "complained about resistance [from the White House] and vowed to 'ratchet up' his inquiry.to schedule interviews with up to 22 potential witnesses who work for the State Department or have knowledge of the attacks," according to reports. Frustrated that the investigation has stalled, Gowdy said, "Letters haven't worked. Southern politeness hasn't worked. We're going to ratchet it up." See benghazi.house.gov and foxnews.com]
