I’m not so sure that ‘sovereign immunity’ thing carries any water in this instance. That immunity, so I’ve been told by an lawyer from the FBI, comes if certain criteria are met:
Did the agent have a lawful right to be there?
Did the agent have a lawful right to be doing what they were doing?
Was the agent negligent in the discharge of their duties?
If the answer isn’t....Yes - Yes - No...then it’s off to court for the agent. I’m quite sure that ‘agency’ can replace ‘agent’ at any time. Toss that in with the fact that the incident, at least to what I read, was somewhat intentional and I think the immunity thing goes out the window. Saddest part is, the taxpayer is left paying the bill, no matter how you slice it. I would have no issues with being among that taxpayer group if, the money was taken from the EPAs budget as it was being dismantled and gotten rid of...AND...if some people went to prison(for a long time) over the incident, specifically McCarthy.
I meant to say, if the answer’s are anything BUT...
Yes
Yes
No
then it’s off to court. If they were negligent then they have to pay. FBI payed the Weavers for what the FBI sniper did and was able to answer, Yes, to 2/3.