In the run-up to the May 8 House Oversight Committee hearing on the 2012 attacks on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, Fox News personalities repeatedly attempted to smear President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by equating their response to the crisis with the infamous Watergate scandal of the 1970s that resulted in the impeachment -- and ultimately resignation -- of President Richard Nixon.

Right-wing media figures have desperately tried to illustrate the existence of an Obama administration “cover-up” since news of the Benghazi attacks, which resulted in the deaths of four Americans, first reached U.S. airwaves. The right-wing outcry culminated in a House Oversight Committee hearing showcasing the testimony of self-described “whistleblowers,” which Fox News promised would help make the case that the White House had lied to the American people about the timeline of events in Benghazi.

This wasn't the first time Fox pundits have made the Benghazi-Watergate claim. In September 2012, The Five co-host Eric Bolling described the “cover-up” as “the biggest news story since Watergate.” In fact, right-wing media have a long history of trying to tie Obama to the Nixon scandal.