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Director of national intelligence under the microscope

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    Conflicting accounts of responsibility for Libya attack

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Increasing scrutiny of the Director of National Intelligence tonight over his conflicting accounts.

Of who is responsible for the September 11 terror attack in Libya.

Chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge on the DM nine under the microscope.

Why does officials say the administration's support for James clapper head of US intelligence remains strong.

The president still -- confidence and Indiana absolutely.

Over the weekend and leading Republican said clapper must now explain his complete reversal on the bank on C intelligence provided to -- back.

Peter Susan writes I saw -- the director of national television say.

Didn't know where he's talking points and were edited.

And now he's saying did he -- it will be very interest and how that all that transpired.

Just prior to Thanksgiving in rare closed sessions clever told congressional Intelligence Committees that he didn't know who changed the talking points on -- Ghazi.

This -- references to al-Qaeda.

Even when you testify in closed session it's viewed at least by most.

Parties involved as under -- and -- nagging me to testify accurately test -- completely.

Four days later clapper office reversed itself telling reporters the intelligence community was behind the -- it's which also included changing al-Qaeda too extreme.

I think clap for his role here is head of national intelligence.

Is potentially some soon by his role -- almost -- White House staffer.

And I think that's something that we need a lot more testimony about it especially given.

That he has flatly contradicted what he told congress.

Even before the controversial reversal on the talking points.

At a conference in early October -- insisted the attack came without warning any bristled at mounting criticism of his office known as the DNI.

I'm reading the media clips about the hapless hopeless hopeless inept incompetent BMI.

Because I acknowledge publicly that we didn't instantly have that -- side God's ear certitude about an event.

After the clapper is providing supplemental testimony to clarify his statements to congress about the talking points.

A spokesman said they are working to answer those questions the seems to be the second time clapper has fallen on his sword for the administration.

At the end of September his office said its initial assessment linking the Ben -- -- to the anti Islam film.

Was wrong and tomorrow Senator John McCain is expected to meet with ambassador Susan writes -- will follow that -- thank you --

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