Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton suggested Monday that
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is trying to avoid testifying about
the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, by coming down with
what he called “a diplomatic illness.”
Clinton was scheduled to testify this week before a House panel and
to present an independent report on the incident. The report, which she
received on Monday, will still be presented to congressional leaders in
a closed door session Wednesday. But the secretary won’t be there
because of a concussion she suffered during a fainting spell this past
weekend brought on by the flu.
“I think she will have to testify at some point,” Bolton told Fox
News’ Greta Van Susteren Monday evening, suggesting that her illness
excuse was somewhat suspect.
“You know, every foreign service officer in every foreign ministry
in the world knows the phrase I am about to use. When you don’t want to
go to a meeting or conference, or an event, you have a ‘diplomatic
illness,’ Bolton told Van Susteren. “And this is a diplomatic illness to
beat the band.
“I certainly hope it was nothing serious, but this was revealed in a
way that I think was not transparent,” Bolton continued. “And I think
there is an obligation here, especially if Secretary Clinton decides to
run for president, to indicate what happened. She may not be testifying
this week, but she will not escape it forever.”
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