GOP Senate leaders question FBI and Meta

FBI, Meta questioned over New Orleans terror attack
Congressional lawmakers are making inquiries into how the FBI and Meta responded to the New Orleans terror attack on New Year's Day, the AP reports. Why it matters: Lawmakers are questioning the whereabouts of the FBI's top agent in New Orleans when the attack occurred,
GOP Senate leaders question FBI and Meta over New Year’s Day terrorist attack
Top Senate Republicans called on federal agencies and Meta to provide the public with more information surrounding the deadly attacks that stunned the country on New Year’s Day. On Thursday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) launched a congressional investigation into the New Orleans terrorist
Lawmakers question FBI’s readiness, response to New Orleans terror attack that killed 14
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Congressional lawmakers demanded answers Wednesday about the FBI’s response to the Jan. 1 truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people, questioning why the bureau’s top official in the city was out of town and raising concerns about its initial, erroneous assertion that the rampage was “not a terrorist event.”
FBI: Meta Smart Glasses Used to Plot New Orleans Attack
The New Year's Eve attacker recorded footage of Bourbon Street with smart glasses in the months before he killed 14 people by driving into them with a rented pick-up truck.
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Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X
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Miranda Devine: We can’t let Mark Zuckerberg pass the buck on Meta’s censorship
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Meta glasses allowed truck-ramming suspect to blend in: Experts
This handout images taken from a video released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on January 5, 2025 shows suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar recording himself in a mirror with his Meta glasses ...
Law Enforcement Finds Bourbon Street Attacker Used Meta Glasses To Survey The Area Months Before The Attack
The glasses, created by Meta, permits hands-free recording, allowing the new Orleans attacker to capture footage without drawing attention.
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The New Orleans attacker wore Meta smart glasses to record the area in advance, FBI says
The Army veteran who attacked a crowd in New Orleans on New Year's Day wore Meta smart glasses to record the area in advance, the FBI said at a press conference on Sunday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar ...
GOP lawmakers probe FBI-requested travel records for terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar after deadly New Orleans attack
The FBI appears to have requested travel records on Jabbar the day before he killed 14 people in New Orleans, according to ...
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VIDEO: FBI shares footage showing New Orleans terrorist in French Quarter before deadly rampage
The FBI says terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar recorded himself in a mirror wearing Meta glasses during a trip to New Orleans in October 2024. Investigators said it was the first of two trips he made ...
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Zuckerberg Sucked Up to Trump Adviser Before Changing Meta Rules
According to The New York Times, Zuckerberg met with Trump adviser Stephen Miller in late November and was told by Miller ...