After new indictments were given to Benghazi suspect Ahmed Abu Khattala on Tuesday,major broadcast networks like ABC and NBC did not cover the news, while CBS did, according to the Media Research Center.
The recent indictment adds 17 more charges to earlier accusations brought against Khatallah in July, including allegations he led an extremist militia group and conspired with others to attack the facilities and kill U.S. citizens, Reuters reported. If convicted, the sole Benghazi suspect could be given the death penalty.
We received word late today that a Libyan man has been charged with four counts of murder in the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya.
CBS's Scott Pelley said "Ahmed Abu Khattala was captured by U.S. forces this last summer. He's being held in the Washington, D.C. area."
"Today's grand jury indictments include 10 charge charges that could bring the death penalty. The U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three other Americans died in that attack," Pelley said on CBS.
Bret Baier, host of the Special Report, said that: "The indictment confirms what was initially dismissed by the State Department that computers were stolen from the Benghazi Consulate containing sensitive and classified information," MRC reported.
Shortly after the Benghazi attack, the Obama administration officials reported said the attack was a spontaneous protest against an anti-Muslim video that had surfaced in the United States, according to Reuters.
ABC, CBS, and NBC all covered the day Khattala was arrested on June 17, but when the House Select Committee on Benghazi occurred on Sept. 17, none of the major networks covered it, MRC reported.
Also, a book released in September stating a CIA official delayed rescue attempts was not covered by any major networks, according to MRC.
