FBI declines to say whether it will fire, discipline agent who said attack was 'not a terrorist event'

Fox ^ | 1/3/2025 | Colton

[Phoenix8]

The FBI has remained silent on whether it will fire or discipline the agent who initially told the media and public that the shocking New Year's Day attack in New Orleans was "not a terrorist event," before the agency quickly backtracked and reported the attack was in fact under investigation as a terror incident.

Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI's press office and press secretary on Thursday and Friday, inquiring whether New Orleans field office FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alethea Duncan would face termination or disciplinary action over her initial claim the attack was not connected to terrorism, but did not receive replies. Fox Digital also called the FBI press office on Friday morning but could not leave a message regarding the inquiry as the voicemail box was full.

After chaos unfolded on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning as New Year's revelers celebrated the holiday, Duncan spoke during a press conference, declaring the attack was not connected to terrorism.

[dragnet2]

FBI with a stinking nose ring....And they put this no nothing in front of the cameras! Good grief!

[logi_cal869]

And to clarify, I’m not interested in her title, but who made the decision.

[Pajamajan]

Shocking. 🙄

[MayflowerMadam]

And nose rings are prohibited by FBI Dress Code. Newsmax showed a page from the Handbook. No piercings, except females can wear earrings.

[MayflowerMadam]

And hire a speech coach. Every time she used that stupid vocal fry, her credibility sank a little lower.

[rickomatic]

She was “pacificly” hired as a DEI candidate.

Yea...she said pacificly.

[clearcarbon]

"She’s of the infallible and protected class"

Like cows in India.

[thegagline]

My two predictions;

I like the way you think.

[Phoenix8]

“BUT Hoover was gay and a cross dresser”.

Incredible but I’ve even heard a few Freepers repeat that lie. Just a little bit of searching and I found the origin of that. It was a KGB clandestine smear campaign. 💯 fabricated.

The FBI was kicking the American communists ass so hard under Hoover they created that plan. Sent orders to their agents who then disseminated rumors to the useful leftist idiots in the US media.

It was so effective many still believe it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/cross-dressing-j-edgar-hoover-story-dismissed-by-historians/2011/11/08/gIQAyiiQCN_story.html