NEW : His film , backed by hard-core anti-Islam groups in the United States , is a low-budget project that was largely ignored when trailers were posted on YouTube in English last June . Youssef 's film had `` nothing to do with '' Benghazi , which was `` pre-planned , '' his lawyer says . The filmmaker denies prosecutors ' eight allegations that he violated probation . TL;DR A Libyan man who helped organize the attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Libya has been sentenced to life in prison for helping plan and carry out an attack. Congress holds a hearing on security at the Benghazi , Libya , consulate .
NEW : Youssef 's film had `` nothing to do with '' Benghazi , which was `` pre-planned , '' his lawyer says . The filmmaker denies prosecutors ' eight allegations that he violated probation . TL;DR A Libyan man who helped organize the attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Libya has been sentenced to life in prison for helping plan and carry out an attack. Congress holds a hearing on security at the Benghazi , Libya , consulate .