# Mike Rogers Challenges Drop Site Over Benghazi Probe Report

> Mike Rogers threatens legal action after Drop Site reports Aegis security firm's Libya work during his Benghazi investigation.
- Title: Mike Rogers Challenges Drop Site Over Benghazi Probe Report
- Summary: Mike Rogers threatens legal action after Drop Site reports Aegis security firm's Libya work during his Benghazi investigation. Mike Rogers' campaign claims…
- Keywords: mike rogers, benghazi, aegis, seattle, nfl, house intelligence committee, libya, benghazi attack, us government contracts, intelligence firm, news, politics
- Source: Drop Site News — https://dropsitenews.com/p/mike-rogers-puts-spotlight-on-failed-benghazi
- Author: Ryan Grim
- Published: 2026-10-21T19:55:53.96+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: mike rogers, benghazi, aegis, seattle, nfl, house intelligence committee, libya, benghazi attack, us government contracts, intelligence firm, news, politics
## Legal Threat Against Drop Site
Mike Rogers' attorneys issued a legal threat to Drop Site News claiming their reporting on Aegis security firm was defamatory.

> That Aegis, under Mrs. Rogers’s leadership, performed U.S. government work in Libya and was connected to the September 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi
## Aegis Security Firm in Libya
Aegis Advisory Services, an intelligence arm of Aegis, had boots on the ground in Libya prior to the 2012 Benghazi attack.
## Rogers' Senate Campaign
Mike Rogers is the Republican candidate for Senate in Michigan and chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
## Benghazi Attack Details
The 2012 attack killed four Americans including Ambassador Chris Stevens at a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya.
## Aegis' Libya Work
Aegis produced a July 2011 briefing on Libya that was circulated by Stratfor to the highest levels of the intelligence community.
## No Interaction Policy
The Rogers' had a 'no interaction' policy with the committee her husband chaired at the time.
## Committee's Response
HPSCI spokesperson Susan Phalen denied Rogers had a conflict of interest in the Benghazi investigation.
## Benghazi Report Findings
The committee found State Department security personnel were unable to counter the terrorist threat in Benghazi.
## February 17th Brigade
The committee identified the February 17th Brigade as a local militia subcontracted by the State Department to defend the compound.
## Aegis' Assessment
Aegis reported the February 17th Brigade would lose unity after Qaddafi's fall.
## No Aegis Testimony
The committee did not call Aegis officials despite their on-the-ground intelligence in Libya prior to the attack.
## Rogers' Campaign Statement
Rogers' campaign stated the committee interviewed every intelligence community member in Benghazi but not State Department personnel.
## Key takeaway

Mike Rogers' campaign claims Drop Site falsely linked his wife's security firm to the 2012 Benghazi attack.