Shadegg wants probe of FBI’s handling of Nidal Hasan investigation

 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Congressman John Shadegg (Republican, Arizona) issued the following comments on Friday after sending a letter signed by 25 other Members of Congress demanding that FBI Director Robert Mueller provide answers to questions about the halted investigation of Nidal Malik Hasan: 

“While there are many facts still unfolding about what led Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan to carry out a mass murder at Ft. Hood just two weeks ago, there are some bold and alarming details that we must not ignore, and in fact, must address immediately.

“By not pursuing an investigation of Maj. Hasan months ago, the FBI was negligent at best and criminal at worst.  According to reports, Maj. Hasan may have been psychotic, and he had allegedly been in contact with Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Yemeni-American cleric accused by the U.S. of having ties to al-Qaeda. 

“Congress must find out why the FBI did not go further in its investigation as well as define whether or not this was in fact an act of terror.”

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Preceding provided by Congressman Shadegg