Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith is the mother of Sean Smith (diplomat), one of the four Americans was tragically killed in the 2012 Benghazi attack on September 11th, 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention
Patricia Smith supports Donald Trump and recently made a speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention on July 18th.
In this speech she blamed Hillary Clinton for her son's death:
"For all of this loss, for all of this grief, for all of the cynicism the tragedy in Benghazi has wrought upon America, I blame Hillary Clinton," and “I blame Hillary Clinton, personally, for the death of my son.”
Lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
Patricia Smith and Charles Woods the father of Tyrone Woods who also died in the 2012 Benghazi attack are suing Hillary Clinton. They believe her mishandling of classified information lead to the deaths of their children in the 2012 Benghazi attack.
The lawsuit was filed by Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch USA on behalf of Patricia Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, and Charles Woods, the father of Tyrone Woods, for allegedly wrongfully causing the death of their sons as well as for defamation and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The lawsuit was filed in the in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
The lawsuit suggests that Clinton's use of a private email server contributed to the deaths of Smith and Woods, adding that terrorists were able to "obtain the whereabouts of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and thus the U.S Department of Commerce and covert and other government operations in Benghazi, Libya and subsequently orchestrate, plan, and execute the now infamous September 11, 2012 attack."
Larry Klayman made the following statement about the suit:
"Having used a secret private email server that we now know was used to communicate with Ambassador Christopher Stevens with confidential and classified government information, and which we also now know was likely hacked by hostile adversaries such as Iran, Russia, China and North Korea aligning with terrorist groups, it is clear that Hillary Clinton allegedly negligently and recklessly gave up the classified location of the plaintiffs' sons, resulting in a deadly terrorist attack that took their lives."
The parents also allege that Hillary Clinton defamed them in statements to the media, according to court documents:
"During her campaign for President, Defendant Clinton has negligently, recklessly, and/or maliciously defamed Plaintiffs by either directly calling them liars, or by strongly implying that they are liars, in order to protect and enhance her public image and intimidate and emotionally harm and silence them to not speak up about the Benghazi attack on at least four separate occasions,"