“Why were they pushing so hard for the fbi to take the case, instead of the local PD?”
“Was there someone there at the fbi that would help them out?”
You answered your own question. FBI is still swarming with Obama lovers, so if the case were pushed there, it could get “lost” forever. (Contrary to what Hannity, etc., say, 95% of the FBI personnel probably ARN’T good guys.)