A key Senate Republican has vowed to block the confirmation of White House counterterrorism adviser John O. Brennan as CIA director until the Obama administration explains its initial, inaccurate statements about the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
“I do not believe we should confirm anyone as director of the CIA until our questions are answered,” Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Tuesday.
Mr. Graham said his threat to block the nomination is “an unfortunate, yet necessary, action to get information” from an administration that has “repeatedly ignored” his questions about the aftermath of the attack. He added that his move is not directed at Mr. Brennan himself.
White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Tuesday that it would be “unfortunate” if questions about the “highly politicized” Benghazi issue held up the confirmation of a CIA director.
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