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Frank Wolf: “That's ridiculous. Mr. Leiter, who is head of the Counterterrorism Center, which was in McLean, in my district…”

On the recordAugust 5, 2013
That's ridiculous. Mr. Leiter, who is head of the Counterterrorism Center, which was in McLean, in my district, initially called this an act of terror. This was a political decision and my committee funds the FBI. The FBI was told to use criminal statutes, not terrorist statutes.
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Frank Wolf
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Wolf criticizes the decision to classify the Fort Hood shooting as workplace violence instead of an act of terror.

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