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Was It Terrorism in Pensacola? What We Know, and What’s Next

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4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Family members are grieving after a shooter killed three Navy servicemen at a Pensacola, Florida, Navy base. Details are just starting to emerge about the shooter, 2nd Lt. Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a Saudi Arabian air force pilot training in the U.S. Heritage Foundation scholar Cully Stimson discusses possible motives and the FBI investigation. We also cover the following stories: ·      The Justice Department’s inspector general issues a report about the surveillance of Trump aides during the 2016 election. ·      House Democrats hold another impeachment hearing. ·      Sports Illustrated makes Megan Rapinoe “Sportsperson of the Year.” The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, Pippa, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, December 10th. I'm Kate Trinko.

0:09.7

And I'm Daniel Davis. Family members are grieving after a shooter killed three Navy servicemen at a Pensacola Navy base.

0:17.0

Details are just starting to emerge about the shooter who was a Saudi Arabian Air Force pilot training in the U.S.

0:24.0

I'll speak with heritage expert Coli Stimson to discuss possible motives and the FBI investigation.

0:30.0

Plus, we'll share a conversation that I had with a doctor turned a state senator who's

0:35.2

working to stop Medicaid from expanding in Missouri.

0:39.0

And if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or a five-star rating on iTunes and please encourage

0:45.3

others to subscribe. Now on to our top news.

0:51.6

The report from the Inspector General of the Department of Justice looking at

0:57.3

surveillance requests is out. The executive summary states, our review found that FBI personnel fell far short of the requirement in FBI policy

1:09.2

that they ensure that all factual statements in a FISA application are scrupulously accurate.

1:16.3

We identified multiple instances in which factual assertions relied upon in the first FISA application were inaccurate, incomplete, or unsupported

1:27.6

by appropriate documentation.

1:30.0

Based upon information the FBI had in its possession at the time the application

1:35.6

was filed. Was their political bias? The report states, we did not find documentary or testimonial evidence that political bias or improper motivation

1:47.0

influenced the decisions to open the four individual investigations.

1:53.2

Attorney General William Barr was highly critical in a statement, saying,

1:58.6

the Inspector General's report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential

2:06.2

campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the

2:12.2

steps taken.

2:13.0

And in the rush to obtain and maintain FISA surveillance of Trump campaign associates,

2:19.0

FBI officials misled the FISA court, omitted critical exculpatory facts from their filings,

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