Parents of 2 killed in Benghazi attacks sue Hillary Clinton

The wrongful death lawsuit against Clinton, filed Monday in federal court in Washington, attempts to tie Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state to the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, in the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks.

Smith and Woods also are suing Clinton for defamation over public statements in which Clinton has denied telling the parents that the attacks were prompted by an anti-Muslim video on Youtube.com.

A special committee set up by House Republicans blamed the Obama administration for loose security in Benghazi, but did not level any direct accusations of wrongdoing at Clinton personally.