Yeah, he's started a thread on FR about it....
I said I would talk to an attorney first, whioch of course they had no problem with. They also said they couldn't force me to talk to them.
The only thing that might have some bearing on this as far as I can imagine is some heated emails I exchanged with various Dem Underground members last year during the election cycle. I gave as good as I got in those.
Anyone have any helpful info for me?
call the attorney and go talk to them.
Wear a bulletproof vest. The FBI is wont to shoot innocent people from time to time.
Witness anything ... recently?
Run away. Run far, far away. Just kidding.:)
they're monitoring you on this forum right now!
just kidding.
Don't move to Florida. Get an attorney. Eat green leafy vegetables and drink in moderation. Walk a few miles each day.
Definitely talk to an attorney and definitely say nothing without advice.
Get a lawyer, and take the lawyer with you to the interview.
You're doomed. Doomed I tell you!
Just kidding! I'm sure it's nothing that you need a lawyer for.
Vaya con Dios...
You might want to archive your heated emails and put them on a CD and take them with you.
Maybe they are investigating the DU'ers and are seeking information concerning any threats they made in emails to you.
Just remember...you are one of the good-guys
I was interviewed during the Clinton years by the FBI and ATF. If they had something on you, it would not in all likelihood be a "request".
I once had military intelligence officers show up at my house. The began asking questions about my cousin in the Air Force. Apparently she was a candidate for some intell training and they were doing some checking.
I think I'll modify what I said. Get a lawyer first if you can afford it. If not, you can consider going in and seeing why the FBI want to talk with you. But if you do that, DO NOT say anything whatever to them. Do not let yourself be provoked into defending yourself, excusing yourself, or saying anything else. If you are not prepared to hire a lawyer beforehand and take him with you, then it's important not to be tricked into saying anything at all.
ANYTHING whatever that you say can be used against you. And lying to the FBI (which you might do inadvertantly) was the offense that got Martha Stewart a jail term.
Make sure you have a living will.
Just kidding. Ask them if you are the object of an investigation or the suspect of a crime. If not, I wouldn't sweat it, and I'd just go down and answer their questions. They may actually be trying to do a good job in a needful case.
If you've been accused of anything though work through a lawyer.
If they refuse to tell you the nature of the discussion then you are under no ethical (or legal) obligation to visit them.
If it isn't important to them, you won't hear from them ever again and the problem will be solved.
If it is important to them, they will either provide you with more information (which you can use to make a more informed decision) or they will come to see YOU which makes it irrelevant whether or not you went to see them in the first place.
In any case, if they ask you any questions that make you feel uncomfortable, such as questions about yourself or about your past behavior, you always have a constitutional right to keep quiet and consult a lawyer.