JAY CARNEY UNABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING ALLEGED BENGHAZI ‘STAND DOWN’ ORDERS

◼ “The Department of Defense has addressed this,” Carney said in response to Ed Henry’s question about the alleged “stand down” order. “I don’t have access to the interviews that I think have been referred to and some of the news reports.” - Becket Adams/The Blaze

Carney continued, arguing that the official response to the attacks has already been thoroughly examined by the Accountability Review Board and White House officials.

“[Greg Hicks] is challenging the credibility of the White House,” Henry persisted. “You don’t care about what he’s saying? Do you think he’s lying?”

◼ White House tries to deflect... - Washington Times ◼ Via Drudge

◼ DIPLOMAT: US TEAM STOPPED FROM GOING TO BENGHAZI - AP

Four members of Army special forces ready to head to Benghazi, Libya, after the deadly assault on the American diplomatic mission had ended were told not to go, according to a former top diplomat.

Gregory Hicks also argued in an interview with Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that if the U.S. military had flown aircraft over the Benghazi facility after it came under siege it might have prevented the second attack on the CIA annex that killed two CIA security officers.

Excerpts of the interview with the former deputy chief in Libya were released Monday in advance of Hicks' testimony on Wednesday before the panel.

The Sept. 11, 2012, assault killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. Nearly eight months later, Republicans insist that the Obama administration is guilty of a cover-up of the events despite a scathing independent report that faulted the State Department for inadequate security at the diplomatic mission.