Boehner says Bachmann accusations on Clinton aide 'dangerous'
Boehner says that while he doesn't know Abedin personally, 'from everything I do know of her, she has a sterling character, and I think accusations like this being thrown around are pretty dangerous.'
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 19. Boehner says it's dangerous for a fellow Republican to allege that an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has family ties to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.
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House Speaker John Boehner says it's dangerous for a fellow Republican to allege that an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has family ties to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.
Minnesota Republican Michele聽Bachmann聽wrote a letter to the State Department last month with other Republicans about Huma Abedin. The letter said Abedin's late father, mother and brother were connected to Muslim Brotherhood operations.聽Bachmann聽asked in a separate letter how Abedin received security clearance.
Boehner says that while he doesn't know Abedin personally, "from everything I do know of her, she has a sterling character, and I think accusations like this being thrown around are pretty dangerous."
On Wednesday another prominent Republican, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, also came to the defense of Abedin, who is Muslim.