Hillary Clinton's campaign announced Saturday that she will testify before the House select committee on Oct. 22 about her role in the death of four Americans who were in Benghazi, Libya at the time of the September 2012 attack. An ambassador and three others were killed in a surprise strike against American facilities in the area.
The former Secretary of State's testimony will be public. In previous comments about the Benghazi event, Clinton has denied having any direct involvement in the security decisions used to protect U.S. facilities in Libya, according to The Washington Post. She was the sitting Secretary of State during the time of the attack, though she has since resigned from the position.
A letter was publicly released to the Justice Department a day before the announcement about Clinton's testimony was made, saying that information in Clinton's private server may have been compromised. She used the server for business and personal matters, including exchanges about the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, according to Fox News.
Jamal Ware, spokesman for the House Benghazi committee, has not accepted the Oct. 22 date provided by Clinton's team. Ware says they are "still in negotiation" in regards to her upcoming testimony and appearance before the committee, ABC News reported. Clinton previously testified before two congressional hearings in January 2013.
Clinton is currently a democratic Presidential candidate for the upcoming 2016 election. She is currently considered to be the party's front runner in this race. Analysts wonder if the Benghazi investigations will hinder her run to the White House.
