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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Miranda Devine: We can’t let Mark Zuckerberg pass the buck on Meta’s censorship
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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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FBI Says Meta’s Smart Glasses Used to Help Plan New Orleans Terror Attack
Police, ATF and FBI agents are seen in New Orleans, Louisiana; Shamsud-Din Jabbar wears Meta smart glasses as he walks through New Orleans. Photos: Getty Images, AP Images The man responsible for ...
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FBI Shutters DEI Office: Here Are The Organizations Ending Diversity Programs (Full List)
The FBI became the latest organization to eliminate ... including its equity and inclusion training programs, after Janelle Gale, Meta’s vice president of people, said the “legal and policy ...
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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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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 ...
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Senate committee launches inquiry into Bourbon Street terror attack, demanding FBI, DOJ, DOD, DHS, and Meta to share further information. Here’s what they’re looking for.
Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis), launched a formal inquiry into the New Year’s Day terror attack that left 14 dead.