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"The intelligence community assessed from the very beginning that what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack." DNI spokesman Shawn Turner tells CBS News. That information was shared at a classified level -- which Rice, as a member of President Obama's cabinet, would have been privy to.
An intelligence source says the talking points were passed from the CIA to the DNI, where the substantive edits were made, and then to FBI, which made more edits as part of "standard procedure".
Timeline: How Benghazi attack, probe unfolded
The head of the DNI is James Clapper, an Obama appointee. He did ultimately review the points before they were given to Ambassador Rice and members of the House intelligence committee on Sept. 15. They were compiled the day before.
Brennan says her source wouldn't confirm?who?in the agency suggested the final edits which were signed off on by all intelligence agencies.
"The intelligence community assessed from the very beginning that what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack." DNI spokesman Shawn Turner tells CBS News. That information was shared at a classified level -- which Rice, as a member of President Obama's cabinet, would have been privy to.
An intelligence source says the talking points were passed from the CIA to the DNI, where the substantive edits were made, and then to FBI, which made more edits as part of "standard procedure".
Timeline: How Benghazi attack, probe unfolded
The head of the DNI is James Clapper, an Obama appointee. He did ultimately review the points before they were given to Ambassador Rice and members of the House intelligence committee on Sept. 15. They were compiled the day before.
Brennan says her source wouldn't confirm?who?in the agency suggested the final edits which were signed off on by all intelligence agencies.