FBI Leadership Scrutiny and New Orleans Terror Attack
The FBI is under scrutiny for its leadership, and Democrats are criticizing President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Bureau after a terror attack in New Orleans. The attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, killed 14 people and injured over 30 by driving a truck through a crowd of pedestrians on New Year's. Jabbar died in a shootout with police. He had traveled to Egypt and visited New Orleans multiple times before the attack. He used Meta smart glasses to record videos, rented a truck using the Turo app, and posted Facebook videos pledging allegiance to ISIS. Prior to the attack, he planted IEDs that did not detonate and then drove through the crowd in a high-speed rampage.
Key Points
- FBI leadership under scrutiny
- Democrats criticize Trump's pick for FBI leadership
- Shamsud-Din Jabbar carried out a terror attack in New Orleans, killing 14 and injuring over 30
- Jabbar used Meta smart glasses to record videos and rented a truck to carry out the attack
- Jabbar had traveled to Egypt and visited New Orleans multiple times before the attack
- He posted Facebook videos pledging allegiance to ISIS
- Jabbar planted IEDs that did not detonate before driving through the crowd in a high-speed rampage