Hillary Clinton is facing a fresh round of attacks over her handling of the 2012 Benghazi attack, driven by her recent comments defending the free press.

• Her old "what difference does it make" line from the Benghazi hearings is circulating again, used to paint her as indifferent to the Americans killed there, including ambassador Chris Stevens.
• The sharper charge is hypocrisy: she is defending press freedom now after reportedly favoring harsh treatment of Julian Assange, who published leaked footage of US forces killing civilians.
• Critics are also reviving long-running claims about deaths of people linked to the Clintons and the Clinton Foundation, none of which has been substantiated.
• The attack lands while press freedom is a live political fight, making her an easy target for both sides of that argument.

Outlook: Expect the Benghazi clip and the Assange contrast to keep resurfacing whenever Clinton weighs in on media or free speech.