Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is coming out swinging on behalf of both Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama, insisting that neither should be second-guessed on their foreign policy records. The nanny-state pol, now a registered independent after years in both the Republicans and Democratic parties, said Clinton likely did all she could about the situation in Libya that led to the deaths of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. 'I think most of the criticisms of Hillary are totally unfounded – you can maybe disagree with her policies, but what'd you expect her to do in Benghazi?' he said in a recent interview.
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The former mayor accused House Republicans of 'cheap politics' for questioning Clinton's actions before and after the 2012 terror attack
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An aide to a member of the new House Select Committee on Benghazi says it will probe Clinton's failure to heed security warnings before the attack
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The focus on the former secretary of state comes as she is the Democrats' undeniable presidential front-runner
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The State Department had numerous warnings, including knowledge of a terrorist rally and parade in Benghazi months before the attack
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The group that led the assault on the U.S. diplomatic compound and killed the American ambassador also warned of 'assassinations' to come
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