Ongoing Investigation 8: The House Select Committee on Benghazi The Republican-led House created the House Select Committee on Benghazi in May 2014 after … In statements and tweets, Democrats accused the House majority of spending nearly $7 million in taxpayer funds for the Select Committee on Benghazi, which is …

The House Republican investigation into the Benghazi attacks has passed its 700th day and spent $6.5 million in taxpayer money to uncover no new evidence. The special counsel investigation run by Robert Mueller has cost taxpayers more in four months than what the investigation into the Benghazi terrorist attack cost in over two years. The investigative arm of Congress said Friday that the criminal investigation of former President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton has cost $70 million. Here are 10 examples of government waste that cost as much— or far more—than the Benghazi Committee: 1) A Billion For Big Tobacco Senator Jeff Flake's December 2015 …