No idea what this'll be about, but AG Barr and FBI Director Wray are holding a press conference today at 11:00 AM Eastern time.
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OK press conference started.
Yup, it's about the Pensacola shooting above.
Yup, it's about the Pensacola shooting above.
Suspect fired a bullet into his own phone during the shooting to try to destroy evidence.
Phones were locked, DOJ & President asked Apple for assistance to unlock the phones, but they wouldn't.
Barr says the FBI finally got the phones unlocked.
Phones were locked, DOJ & President asked Apple for assistance to unlock the phones, but they wouldn't.
Barr says the FBI finally got the phones unlocked.
Wray up next.....
FBI succeeded in accessing both of the terrorists phones, and he tried to destroy both of them. Not sure if he shot at both phones or not, but I heard Barr say he did shoot through one of them.
The Pensacola attack was the result of YEARS of preparation, per Wray.
Shooter was in correspondence with Al Qaeda and joined Saudi Air Force to carry out a "special operation." He spoke with AQ to assess how many people in the US he could kill.
Shooter was in correspondence with Al Qaeda and joined Saudi Air Force to carry out a "special operation." He spoke with AQ to assess how many people in the US he could kill.
The shooter wrote a will that he saved on his phone and it was the same will that Al Qaeda later released publicly.
So, in summary, the Pensacola Naval Air Station shooting was a long-planned terrorist attack!
Wray and AG Barr are blasting Apple for not helping law enforcement unlock terrorist cell phones.
Ut ohhhh,....now Barr's calling out Apple for helping China and Russia to censor their people and cooperate with their law enforcement.
Barr taking questions now.
Here's a DOJ write up with some general information:
