--- title: Benghazi Hearing: See Hillary Clinton's Best Reactions description: Hillary Clinton didn't just talk during the Benghazi hearing, she listened. See some of her most telling reactions. canonical: https://time.com/4084229/benghazi-hearing-hillary-clinton-video/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-22T21:57:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:43:45.146Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Clinton's Most Entertaining Reactions on Benghazi og:description: She didn't just talk at the marathon House hearing, she also listened. og:url: https://time.com/4084229/benghazi-hearing-hillary-clinton-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaaf5ca10d0e6751d/6988695b3c16399d8145a588/hillary-clinton_001.jpg?branch=production&width=768&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 768 og:image:height: 432 og:image:alt: Hillary Clinton og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Clinton's Most Entertaining Reactions on Benghazi twitter:description: She didn't just talk at the marathon House hearing, she also listened. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaaf5ca10d0e6751d/6988695b3c16399d8145a588/hillary-clinton_001.jpg?branch=production&width=768&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Hillary Clinton's Most Entertaining Facial Expressions From the Benghazi Hearing > Sponsored content. 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Hillary Clinton takes her seat to testify about the attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, in front of the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 22, 2015. Jonathan Ernst—Reuters by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Oct 22, 2015 9:57 PM UTC Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talked about her role in the Obama Administration response to the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, at a marathon House hearing Thursday. But she also listened. The Democratic presidential frontrunner endured lengthy opening statements, long-winded questions and infighting among committee members during more than six hours of testimony before the Select Committee on Benghazi. While she didn’t speak, her facial expressions often showed how she felt. Take a look at this video to see some of Clinton’s most telling reactions during the Benghazi hearing. **Read More:** [_Clinton Faces Benghazi Panel on Capitol Hill_](http://time.com/4083121/benghazi-hearing-hillary-clinton/?xid=homepage) ### Decoding Hillary Clinton's Campaign Photo Ops  Des Moines, IA - April 15: Hillary Clinton began her 2016 campaign by driving from her house in Chappaqua, N.Y., to Iowa in a van instead of flying, as she did in 2008. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  Marshalltown, IA - April 15: Clinton had coffee and spoke with customers during her first Iowa visit. Many of her advisors think she performs best in small groups with voters, so her campaign began with a carefully planned “listening tour." Michael B. Thomas—AFP/Getty Images  Monticello, IA - April 14: At a community college in Iowa, Clinton said exactly what the left wanted her to say. "There's something wrong when hedge fund managers pay lower tax rates than nurses or the truckers that I saw on I-80 as I was driving here," Clinton said. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  Keene, N.H. - April 20: Clinton’s first good baby photo-op came early in New Hampshire in the town of Keene. Her campaign has made multiple references to her new status as a grandmother. Lucas Jackson—Reuters  Keene, N.H. - April 20: Clinton visited a family-owned children’s furniture factory to talk small business and manufacturing. Planks of wood, stacked boxes and heavy machinery formed an ideal backdrop. Don Emmert—AFP/Getty Images  Keene, N.H. - April 20: Clinton chose a casual setting to brush off questions over the Clinton Foundation’s acceptance of donations during her time as secretary of state. She called allegations that she intervened on behalf of donors “distractions.” Don Emmert—AFP/Getty Images  Concord, N.H. - April 21: Clinton got a chance to talk student debt with young women at a community college in Concord, New Hampshire. “You cannot expect people to have that much debt and then be expected to pay it off,” she said. Andrew Burton—Getty Images  Concord, N.H. - April 21: Clinton paid her dues with a required visit for Democratic hopefuls in New Hampshire: a gathering at the home of 94-year-old former state Sen. Mary Louise Hancock, the so-called grand dame of New Hampshire politics. Jim Cole—AP  Las Vegas, NV - May 5: Clinton discussed immigration with a roundtable in Las Vegas, Nevada, a primary state with a heavy population of Hispanic immigrants, calling for a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. 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