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Why Did the FBI Give Journalists an Opening to Ruin a Crime Scene?
2015-12-05
[Breitbart] The shocking sight of journalists storming into the apartment of the San Bernardino terrorists, less than 48 hours after the attack, was apparently allowed by the FBI, which handed the apartment back over to the landlord, who let the media in with a crowbar.
Journalists were they? Well, ok, if you say so.
CNN had a reporter on the scene, but its own analyst Harry Houck was shocked, calling it a "screw-up."

While the journalists' behavior was disturbing, it fit a pattern: the Obama administration is careless about, or is reluctant to find, evidence of terrorism.
Good thing the perps are dead: hard to get a conviction in court if the crime scene has been spoiled...
Posted by:Besoeker

#14  A friend of mine is a retired FBI agent. He said he was very surprised that they let CNN in so soon.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia    2015-12-05 20:43  

#13  The FBI might be the last honest part of the 0bean's justice department.
Posted by: Sven the pelter   2015-12-05 16:45  

#12  rj, I don't think they are that smart.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2015-12-05 16:07  

#11  It's possible the FBI found a treasure trove on the hard drives, figured the folks popped off early and didn't wipe it right as they would have been told.

Also it would be a nice way to dump red herrings into the story by having pre-shredded papers to replace with the existing onesLet the media find it and decipher it and spread the misinformation about the head of iSiS or whatever. . I'm not saying the happened but that's a missed opportunity.

Of course with our media they'd screw that up as well.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2015-12-05 14:11  

#10  FBI: Famous But Incompetent.
Posted by: regular joe   2015-12-05 13:53  

#9  Stripped the surveillance devices they knew were there then let in the cattle to graze on the residue. What to bet the 3rd OP was UC?
Posted by: Skidmark   2015-12-05 13:43  

#8  The only stuff the FBI took out was the evidence pointing to the federal GIVERnment paving the yellow brick road to this families very fast immigration without vetting into America.
Posted by: Airandee   2015-12-05 13:42  

#7  Why would you need evidence when you've already written the narrative. Like there's not going to be a trial in which real evidence is needed.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-12-05 10:36  

#6  Lynch needed the agents to investigate bogus reports of Islamoohobia CAIR is cooking up.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2015-12-05 10:28  

#5  I cannot believe that the FBI morons left so much behind...shredded papers in a wastebasket, notebooks, papers, journals and books, etc. They should have taken everything up to and including the wallpaper. You can always give it back. This is a major investigation into terror with presumed unidentified suspects remaining at large, and they left all this behind? Incredible incompetence. Weeks or months later, someone is going to say "Hey. Wasn't there a ___ in the apartment?" Oops. Too late now.
Idiots. But then, the FBI has always been about PR rather than ability.
Posted by: JC   2015-12-05 09:15  

#4  The FBI might have been trying to get the information out about the terrorists and they were prevented by their overlords. So maybe they hoped someone in the press is not so bought and sold that they will photograph the many ids, the bank account, and multiple items. Perhaps that was the only way to make them available.
Posted by: pyromancer76   2015-12-05 09:12  

#3  You say that hajji guy and weird chick don't live here anymore? No problem, I'll just mark this stuff for return to sender.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-12-05 08:13  

#2  Deliberate contamination of the crime scene. Also, where is this 3rd shooter? There were reports by people at the venue that there was a 3rd shooter. Why has this disappeared down the memory hole?
Posted by: Glearong Lumumba8690   2015-12-05 06:14  

#1  Obama administration is careless about, or is reluctant to find, evidence of terrorism.

Or 'evidence' of their own deadly cock-up. Neither Ambassador Chris Stevens or Border patrol agent Brian Terry could not be reached for comment.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-12-05 05:23  

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