The congressional inquisition of Hillary Clinton by the House Special Committee on Benghazi backfired royally on the Republicans. Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) may have unwittingly made a name for herself as the village idiot of the Republicans on the committee.
Roby wanted to know what Clinton was up to on September 11, 2012, on the day of the Benghazi terror attacks. She asked, “Who else was at your home, were you alone?” Clinton responded, “Yes.” Roby followed up, “The whole night?”
Hillary Clinton smiled widely, “Well, yes, the whole night.” Roby responded, “I don’t know why that’s funny.”
Read more: Hillary Clinton Benghazi hearing transcript.
The Republicans gave Clinton a gift. They helped her campaign. Even Fox News stopped the non-stop coverage at one point.