Article snippet: The controversy surrounded the removal of references to terrorism while stressing an obscure anti-Islam film despite knowing it had little to nothing to do with the motivation for the assault. The Obama administration’s decision to publicize and even use taxpayer dollars to apologize for the Muhammad film while deceptively blaming it for the attacks likely helped to stir riots across the Islamic world by drawing attention to the previous unknown anti-Muhammad film. Some of the same personalities involved in the Benghazi talking points scandal would later play central roles in the Obama-era intelligence community’s controversial investigation into collusion claims between Russia and President Trump’s 2016 campaign. The curious tale of the talking points began when U.S. intelligence officials testified behind closed doors in early November 2012 and were asked point blank whether they had altered the points on which then-United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice based her original statements to the public about the Benghazi attacks. On Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, Rice had appeared on five morning television programs to offer the official Obama administration response to the Benghazi attacks. In nearly identical statements, she asserted that the attacks were a spontaneous protest in response to a “hateful video.” Other Obama administration officials made similar claims. Four days after Rice’s misinformation, Obama himself was questioned on Sep. 20, about whether the Benghazi... Link to the full article to read more