- The man who was charged by the House with doing some of the Benghazi investigation work now works for Team Hillary. This brings up the potential that he helped to bury the story so he could land the job. He is listed as a founder of the new Hillary front-company which started last April, but didn’t mention this to the House until last July. This new revelation from Fox News reporter Catherin Herridge: “Another Republican lawmaker went further, emphasizing that the House Intelligence Committee’s former Republican staff director, Michael Allen, has gone into business with Morell, Reines and others whom he once investigated. “It’s very concerning that he (Allen) has gone into a group that was formed for one purpose and one purpose only and that seems to be that they can protect and smooth the path for Hillary Clinton to be our next president in 2016, and to solve her problems, very real problems on Benghazi.” explained Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., who sits on the Intelligence Committee and questioned Morell. Allen’s publicly available congressional disclosure forms were obtained by Fox News from the clerk’s office on Capitol Hill. While Beacon Global Strategies LLC registered for business in Washington in April 2013, according to the disclosure forms Allen, who is also a founding partner and managing director, did not file an intent to enter negotiations with the congressional Ethics Committee until July 2013. When asked to reconcile the discrepancy, Beacon said in a statement it approached Allen at the end of June, which appears to leave a gap. Fox News had asked Allen when discussions began, not formal negotiations. The congressional disclosure forms also show Allen’s unsecured personal debt, excluding mortgages, exceeded $175,000 when he took the Beacon job in August 2013. Fox News asked Allen 10 days ago to explain the disclosure forms, specifically the declared debt, whether there were mitigating circumstances such as a family illness, and whether the debt was a factor in his decision to take the Beacon job, or affected his decision making prior to July 2013 when he formally filed with the Ethics Committee. Fox News also asked for a further explanation of the June to July 2013 gap. There was no response from Allen after a second request for comment Wednesday, but a lawyer who stated he worked on behalf of Beacon asked to review the questions sent to Allen.”