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Things got seriously tense during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday when Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and FBI Director Robert Mueller battled over the efficiency of the FBI’s investigation into the Boston bombers prior to the April 15 terrorist attack.
Surprisingly, Mueller claimed he wasn’t aware that the mosque that the Boston bombing suspects attended, the Islamic Society of Boston, was founded by a convicted supporter of terrorism.
Due to this and other reasons, Gohmert argued not enough was done to prevent the attack as the suspects’ radical Islamic ties were overlooked.
“The FBI never canvassed Boston mosques until four days after the April 15 attacks,” he said. “If the Russians tell you that someone has been radicalized and you go check and see the mosque that they went to, then you get the articles of incorporation as I have for the group that created the Boston mosque where these Tsarnaevs attended and you find out the name Alamoudi.”
Abdurahman Alamoudi, who was convicted and is currently in jail for supporting terrorism, co-founded the mosque that the two Boston bombing suspects attended in Boston, Gohmert lectured.
“And you didn’t even bother to go check about the mosque?” he added. “Then when you have the pictures, why did no one go to the mosque and say, ‘who are these guys?’”
Mueller then accused Gohmert of not having his facts “together,” setting off an explosive exchange.
“Point out specifically,” Gohmert began.
“May I finish my–” the FBI boss shot back.
“Sir, if you are going to call me a liar, you need to point out specifically where any facts are wrong,” Gohmert said.
Mueller countered by arguing that the FBI was at the Boston mosque months prior to the Boston bombing as a part of its “outreach efforts.”
“Were you aware that those mosques were started by Alamoudi?” Gohmert pressed.
“I’ve answered the question,” Mueller said.
“You didn’t answer the question, were you aware they were started by Alamoudi?”
“No,” the FBI director finally muttered.
“You were not, thank you,” Gohmert concluded.
Surprisingly, Mueller claimed he wasn’t aware that the mosque that the Boston bombing suspects attended, the Islamic Society of Boston, was founded by a convicted supporter of terrorism.
Due to this and other reasons, Gohmert argued not enough was done to prevent the attack as the suspects’ radical Islamic ties were overlooked.
“The FBI never canvassed Boston mosques until four days after the April 15 attacks,” he said. “If the Russians tell you that someone has been radicalized and you go check and see the mosque that they went to, then you get the articles of incorporation as I have for the group that created the Boston mosque where these Tsarnaevs attended and you find out the name Alamoudi.”
Abdurahman Alamoudi, who was convicted and is currently in jail for supporting terrorism, co-founded the mosque that the two Boston bombing suspects attended in Boston, Gohmert lectured.
“And you didn’t even bother to go check about the mosque?” he added. “Then when you have the pictures, why did no one go to the mosque and say, ‘who are these guys?’”
Mueller then accused Gohmert of not having his facts “together,” setting off an explosive exchange.
“Point out specifically,” Gohmert began.
“May I finish my–” the FBI boss shot back.
“Sir, if you are going to call me a liar, you need to point out specifically where any facts are wrong,” Gohmert said.
Mueller countered by arguing that the FBI was at the Boston mosque months prior to the Boston bombing as a part of its “outreach efforts.”
“Were you aware that those mosques were started by Alamoudi?” Gohmert pressed.
“I’ve answered the question,” Mueller said.
“You didn’t answer the question, were you aware they were started by Alamoudi?”
“No,” the FBI director finally muttered.
“You were not, thank you,” Gohmert concluded.
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