White House press secretary Jay Carney said Friday that the only edit the administration made to talking points used in the aftermath of the deadly attacks in Benghazi was to a “non-substantive correction,” changing the word “consulate” to “diplomatic post.”
Carney also stressed that the Central Intelligence Agency was responsible for editing the talking points used by Ambassador Susan Rice.
According to documents obtained by ABC News earlier Friday, State Department officials requested changes to official talking points drafted by the CIA editing out references to terrorist groups and warnings of an attack. In particular, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland called for references to al Qaeda to be stripped because “we don’t want to prejudice the investigation.”
