A second unit within the State Department -- led by its top internal auditor -- conducted a separate probe into the mysterious deletion of a critical exchange about Iran from the department's video of its December 2, 2013 daily press briefing, Fox News has learned. Welty's statement marked the first public confirmation by any officials at the State Department that OIG had been reviewing the case separately from OLA. OIG indicated that due to the paucity of evidence -- the State Department has said it can no longer access the relevant telephone records for the technician -- additional investigation would likely be fruitless. Psaki at the time seemed to admit the discrepancy, saying: “There are times where diplomacy needs privacy in order to progress. Eight minutes from the briefing, including the comments on the Iran deal, were edited out and replaced with a white-flash effect.

Source: Fox News August 26, 2016 21:49 UTC