Obama campaign grilled about Libyan consulate attack

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This morning the White House and damage control mode in the face -- new criticism of the administration's response to the deadly attack in Libya a solid week they went saying the attack was spontaneous -- grew out of a bigger protest the White House.

Press Secretary finally said it was self evident the attack was -- senior campaign advisor Robert Gibbs grilled by Chris Wallace on FOX News Sunday and Kelly right things.

Kelli good morning how to gives defend the president on this issue.

-- -- -- it as vigorously as he could bill because the White House is trying to set the record straight on what happened having Ghazi.

-- its version of what happened a lot of that of course would depend on the outcome of the investigation into what happened before during and after the attack.

You'll recall that after the 9/11 terrorist attack -- been Ghazi UN ambassador Susan Rice told Fox News it was a spontaneous attack.

That was not pre planned but got out of control.

That contradicted the president Libya's claimed that it was in fact a premeditated strike later though on the White House said the attack wasn't factored terror attack.

Obama senior advisor Robert -- explain why the administration changed its account.

Absolutely and no one intentionally or unintentionally misled.

Anybody involved in this absolutely not again that's an answer that that the press secured -- on September the fourteenth is -- September the 23.

We learn more information every single day about what happened.

Nobody wants to get to the bottom of this more than than we do.

And getting to the bottom of it is certainly important for the White House but also for all of those investigating meantime the matter continues to be the subject of much debate.

Even bringing focus on the president's foreign policy into the presidential campaign.

Kelly what are Republicans saying about all this.

Now they're saying quite a bit right now chairman of the intelligence committee Republican Mike Rogers for example says the US was caught flat -- it.

That and anti American groups stormed the US -- -- killed an American ambassador in three other Americans he's not happy.

This is a serious of -- As I have ever seen and it's been confusing to try to follow where the administration has been.

I'm disappointed the president didn't say I'm not going to the fund raiser I'm gonna go on national TV and put this right Americans deserve the truth.

They deserve the facts like and they deserve -- -- the world we will not tolerate a US ambassador being treated.

Badly let alone killed.

And seeking that sure -- the FBI in Washington not commenting on the status of the investigation but they're on the ground.

Bureau agents on the ground in Libya and the Libyan government also conducting its own investigation is well.

To get to the bottom of it and get the -- manager soon Kelly right thank you on that in washing.

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