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| Feds Tell Florida Agencies To Deny Public Records Requests On Orlando Attack | |
| 2016-07-01 | |
| While Attorney General Loretta Lynch holds firm to her claim that the motive of Orlando terrorist Omar Mateen may never be known, the FBI is instructing Florida agencies that responded to the attack that night to deny requests for public records pertaining to the case. In response to a lawsuit by local media seeking the release of the 911 audio, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office released a letter they got from the FBI instructing them to deny all requests for information and refer news outlets seeking information to the feds, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The letter reads, in part: As you know, this is an active, on-going investigation being conducted by the FBI. The FBI considers information obtained from the state and local enforcement agencies in furtherance of its investigation to be evidence or potential evidence. Accordingly, the FBI is concerned that public disclosure of such records or information at this time will adversely affect our ability to effectively investigate the shooting and bring the matter to resolution; could endanger the safety of law enforcement officers, and other individuals who have participated in or are otherwise connected with the investigation; and risks unduly prejudicing any prosecutions that may result from the investigation. The letter is signed by Paul Wysopal, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Tampa field office. Those recordings and all records are public records under Florida law and are subject to freedom of information requests. The “FBI doesn’t have the authority to hijack Florida’s constitution, which guarantees us a right of access to all non-exempt public records,” Barbara Petersen, President of the First Amendment Foundation, told the Orlando Sentinel. On orders from the FBI, the city of Orlando has thus far refused to release any records, they say, “out of respect for the Pulse shooting victims and the families” and at the “direction of the FBI,” according to the Sentinel.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 lennonist As in "Imagine"? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-07-01 17:09 |
| #4 Just like the last election cycle. Obama will shut down all freedom of information request until well after the election. He can handle the blowback of witholding and lie that it's an ongoing investigation, not a cover up. But he can't take another set of truths getting in front of his narative. I used to think he was a Trotsky/Alinsky guy. But he has proven to be a Stalin/lennonist president. Our nation is in peril and most people can't see it. |
| Posted by: 49 pan 2016-07-01 11:30 |
| #3 He's dead, Jim. No need for a trial or tainted jury. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-07-01 07:52 |
| #2 The Muslim Brotherhead in charge of Washongton DC are only doing what they must do to protect the Islamic initiative of gaining as much power as possible, as quickly as possible. They will also seek to delegitimize violence until violence has become the new normal, just like in other Islamic countries. |
| Posted by: Unelet Protector of the Sith2424 2016-07-01 01:58 |
| #1 Mr. FBI Special Agent in Charge ain't so special. I am not sure what he is investigating...the crime already occurred, the local police killed the bad guy. The FBI missed the boat on that one, all they are doing is documenting the carnage... Hell, it doesn't look like they can even get a charge on Mateen's wife, if they did get a warrant, the FBI couldn't find her - they lost her last week. The FBI is irrelevant. |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2016-07-01 00:38 |