[OldDeckHand]

Did you even read the FBI affidavit?

how did the fbi happen to be there to arrest them?

It's simple. Landrieu's staff called the FBI when they suspected something was wrong. I suspect when a Senator's office telephones the FBI to report suspicious activity, the FBI responds post haste.

why would the fbi even be on to something this lame?

Because any possibly criminal activity at the office of a sitting US Senator would be investigated by the FBI.

sounds like holder and white house set up these guys.

Adjust your tin-foil hat. How does Eric Holder get O'Keefe and his colleagues - two of which are dressed in "repairman" garb - to enter a US Senator's office and misrepresent themselves as telephone repairmen?

[Ken H]

My guess is that they were simply trying to catch Landrieu's office in an embarassing security lapse. That may not do them much good, however.

How this plays out depends on the federal prosecutor for the jurisdiction. It could get pretty ugly for these guys.

[gussiefinknottle]

i still do not think the story will turn out as reported. but,
having been wrong many times in life, i’ll just have to wait
to see.