"What's bizarre about this, is in any other situation, there's no possible way they would allow the potential perpetrator to self-select what the FBI gets to see," said former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz - former chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee until 2017 and current contributor to Fox News. "The FBI should be the one to sort through those emails -- not the Clinton attorneys."
Chaffetz suggested that the goal of the DOJ was to "make sure they hear no evil, see no evil -- they had no interest in pursuing the truth."
"The Clinton Foundation isn't supposed to be communicating with the State Department anyway," said Chaffetz. "The foundation -- with her name on it -- is not supposed to be communicating with the senior officials at the State Department."Republican-led concerns that the DOJ, under the Obama administration, was too cozy with the Clinton team during the 2016 presidential campaign have grown louder in recent days. Earlier this week, Fox News exclusively reviewed an internal chart prepared by federal investigators working on the so-called "Midyear Exam" probe into Clinton's emails. The chart contained the words "NOTE: DOJ not willing to charge this" next to a key statute on the mishandling of classified information.
The notation appeared to contradict former FBI Director James Comey's repeated claims that his team made its decision that Clinton should not face criminal charges independently.
But Strzok, in his closed-door interview, denied that the DOJ exercised undue influence over the FBI, and insisted that lawyers at the DOJ were involved in an advisory capacity working with agents. - Fox News
This is what we know about the attacks so far.More background on the shooters:
- Police Commissioner Mike Bush has confirmed that 49 people have been killed, over 20 more injured.
- Children were among those with gunshot wounds admitted to hospitals.
- A man in his late 20s was charged with murder and is set to appear in court tomorrow, police said.
- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that a number of improvised explosives were found attached to the assailants' vehicles, but it is not clear whether they were planning a suicide attack. The explosives were then defused.
- Four suspects have been arrested; one of them has been confirmed to be an Australian national by the country's prime minister. None of them were on any security watch lists.
- PM Ardern called the tragedy "a terrorist attack" by "extremist right-wing" perpetrators, describing it as "one of New Zealand's darkest days."
- The national security threat level has been changed to "high," the PM said, adding that New Zealand was targeted because of its values, which "cannot be shaken."
- According to police, the attack was a "very well-planned event," and officers will be dispatched around mosques "to ensure nothing further occurs."
- One of the gunmen identified himself on social media as a 28-year-old Australian named Brenton Tarrant.
- Tarrant used a GoPro camera to livestream the attack on the Al Noor Mosque.
- His weapons were inscribed with references to famous European battles against Muslims and neo-Nazi slogans. One of the battles referenced is the 1683 Battle of Vienna against the Ottoman Empire.
- Tarrant posted a lengthy online 'manifesto' in which he declared his hatred toward "Muslim invaders" and cited Norwegian right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik as an inspiration.
- Shortly after the beginning of the livestream, Tarrant reportedly said "Remember lads, subscribe to Pewdiepie," referring to popular YouTube blogger Felix Kjellberg. The YouTuber responded by saying he felt "absolutely sickened having my name uttered by this person." He also offered condolences to the victims.
- The Bangladesh national cricket team was training near one of the mosques and was about to enter the building but fled when shots were heard. All players made it back safely to their hotel.
The man said to be behind the deadly New Zealand mosque shootings is an Australian who vowed to fight against 'Muslim invaders'. Inspired by a Norwegian terrorist, he livestreamed himself while shooting worshippers.UPDATE 15/03/2019 - 22:00 CET
The attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand claimed 49 lives, the police comissioner confirmed. Four people were detained in connection with the tragedy.
The man, identified himself on social media as a 28-year-old Australian named Brenton Tarrant, used a GoPro to livestream the attack on the Al Noor Mosque. The footage was promptly removed by Facebook at the request of police, but parts of it were published by local media. The POV-style video showed the gunman driving up to the mosque and taking firearms out of the trunk of his car.
The weapons contained inscriptions referencing famous European battles against Muslims and neo-Nazi slogans. One of the battles referenced is the 1683 Battle of Vienna against the Ottoman Empire.
Shortly before the attack, he published a 73-page 'manifesto' in which he vowed "revenge" against Muslim "invaders." According to reports, he also wrote that he was inspired by right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011.
He apparently picked the particular mosque to attack because a church once stood at the same place. He also mentioned a 2017 terrorist attack in Stockholm where five people died. One of them was an 11-year-old girl, who the shooter wrote he would avenge.
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