AG Sessions orders review of FBI; Florida Gov calls for FBI Director to resign…

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered a review of the FBI, DOJ processes after the FBI admitted they failed to investigate a hot tip last month about Nikolas Cruz:

CBS NEWS – Attorney General Jeff Sessions is ordering a review of the Justice Department’s processes after the FBI failed to investigate a tip that the Florida school shooting suspect could be plotting an attack. Sessions said Friday the shooting that killed 17 people was a “tragic consequence” of the FBI’s failures.

He said it’s now clear that the nation’s premier law enforcement agency missed warning signs. The FBI acknowledged it failed to act on a tip to its hotline that Nikolas Cruz had a “desire to kill.”

“I have ordered the Deputy Attorney General to conduct an immediate review of our process here at the Department of Justice and FBI to ensure that we reach the highest level of prompt and effective response to indications of potential violence that come to us,” Sessions said in a statement.

The review will include a look at what went wrong and how the agency and Justice Department respond. Sessions said it may include “possible consultation with family members, mental health officials, school officials, and local law enforcement.”

“We will make this a top priority,” Sessions said. “It has never been more important to encourage every person in every community to spot the warning signs and alert law enforcement. Do not assume someone else will step up–all of us must be vigilant. Our children’s lives depend on it.”

In related news, Florida Governor Rick Scott is calling for Wray to resign:

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign after discovering that the FBI failed to investigate a tip that the Florida school shooter could have been plotting an attack.

Scott on Friday sharply criticized the federal law enforcement agency, saying in a statement that the “FBI’s failure to take action against this killer is unacceptable.”

The FBI acknowledged it failed to act on a tip to its hotline that Nikolas Cruz had a “desire to kill.”

In a statement, Scott said that “an apology will never bring these 17 Floridians back to life or comfort the families who are in pain.”

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio also criticized the FBI separately, saying it was “inexcusable” the FBI did not follow protocols. He said that Congress should launch its own investigations into what happened.

The fallout over this for the FBI is going to be bad. While I don’t know where the failure occurred in the FBI, I would imagine the calls for Wray to resign will come from more and more people.


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