The panel will also hone in on staff close to Clinton when they interview Jake Sullivan, one of her top policy advisers, and Cheryl Mills, Clinton’s chief of staff at state. Both Sullivan and Mills are expected to play senior roles in Clinton’s all-but-certain presidential campaign.
The list also includes William Burns, former deputy secretary of state; Tom Donilon, former National Security adviser; Dennis McDonough, White House Chief of Staff; Michael Morell, acting director of the CIA; Michael Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; David Petraeus, former director of the CIA; Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communication, and Susan Rice, United States National Security Adviser.
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The U.S. consulate in Libya was attacked on Sept. 11, 2012. Four Americans, including the U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, were killed. Initially, the attack was thought to be perpetrated by an angry mob responding to a video made in the U.S. which mocked Islam and the Prophet Mohammed, but was later determined to be a terrorist attack.
The attack has remained a political issue for Clinton since 2012. As the former first lady eyes a potential presidential bid, a number of Republicans have signaled that Benghazi will be a main line of attack against Clinton and Democrats worry that the panel will be used to dredge up the attack in order to politically hurt Clinton.
