Following the startling New Year’s Day criminal assault in New Orleans, Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn wrote a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Friday asking for clarification regarding the firm’s “radical” La techniques. ” While the details surrounding this unjustifiable assault continue to emerge, what we know is greatly troubling: the believe was in possession of arms, improvised explosive equipment, and an ISIS flag. The citizens of our nation deserve to know whether federal law enforcement can adequately prevent and respond to such happenings, Blackburn wrote in her letter to Wray on Friday, which was exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital. ” To that end, I am deeply concerned that —under your leadership—the Bureau has prioritized Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ( DEI ) initiatives over its core mission of protecting the American people”, the Tennessee senator continued. Chaos broke out on New Orleans’s famous Bourbon Street only after 3 a. m. on New Year’s Day, when a vehicle plowed through masses of parties celebrating the trip. At least 14 people were killed and 30 others wounded. FLASHBACK: BIDEN DOWNPLAYS ISIS THREAT TO US, REPEATEDLY SAYS WHITE SUPREMACY ‘ MOST LETHAL ‘ DANGERThe believe, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a twice-divorced Army veteran from Texas, was armed with a Glock and a.308 weapons during the attack. He opened fire on the policeman, killing him. In her letter to Wray on Friday, Blackburn cited a recent statement from a group of retired FBI providers who claimed the company’s choosing of a Chief Diversity Officer in 2021 as well as the organization’s having of a” Diversity Agent Recruiting Event” in July as proof of the company’s increased emphasis on DEI. The New Orleans FBI Field company recently argued that it was crucial to boast about the number of beads its providers had collected in a striking instance of tone deafness. Your choice to promote politics, pop culture, or virtually anything else over your objective to protect the public has put American in harm’s way, and the January 1 terror attack was the obvious consequence”, Blackburn wrote in her letter. Your emphasis on woke DEI initiatives at the FBI has seriously endangered our national security and the life of all Americans. The FBI’s selection of variety over ability shows that their issues are well founded, and Americans now feel extremely uncomfortable as a result of events like the January 1 terrorist attack. Luckily, the American citizens have spoken, and President Trump will quickly bring law and order up to our society”, Blackburn continued.’ AMERICANS DIE WHILE TRUMP SOURCE BLASTS FBI, URGES SWIFT Assurance OF KASH PATEL AS DIRECTORThe FBI took the lead on the event on Wednesday, first resulting in heated exchange with Trump allies and voters, including for first revealing that the assault was not an example of terrorism. We’ll take over this event’s investigative lead. At a press conference on Wednesday morning, New Orleans ‘ FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alethea Duncan stated that this is not a terrorist incident. However, the Democratic mayor of New Orleans disagreed with Duncan and bragged about the terror-stricken city during that same press conference. The FBI directed Fox News Digital on Thursday to three press releases released the day before, which explained that the attack was being looked into as a terror incident when questioned about Duncan’s comment. An ISIS flag was discovered in the suspect’s truck, according to the press releases. On Bourbon Street in New Orleans this morning, a person drove a car into a crowd of people, killing a number of people and injuring dozens of others. The subject then engaged local law enforcement, and he is now deceased. One of the three statements made to Fox Digital stated that the FBI is the lead investigative agency and that it is working with its partners to look into this as a terrorism. In her letter to Wray, Blackburn continued with five inquiries regarding the FBI’s DEI hiring practices, including: How many FBI employees have been hired based on the Bureau’s DEI initiatives, how the DEI initiatives are funded, and if any of the FBI’s funds have been reallocated to these initiatives, as well as how many individuals were hired during the New Orleans field office’s Diversity Agent Recruiting Event in July. ” Has the Bureau recently terminated the employment of any FBI agents who assist the FBI’s National Security Branch counterterrorism and intelligence components”? NEW ORLEANS ATTACK Blackburn asked in her final questions. FBI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil is quoted as saying that” the diversity of our staff is the most valuable resource we have in… keeping Americans safe” in the online posting about the July 17 incident. Do you concur with that statement? Waray made the announcement that he would leave the FBI this month after Trump nominated Kash Patel for the position. Under the first Trump administration, Wray was nominated for a 10-year term that wouldn’t have expired until 2027. The American people deserve to know how seriously your radical DEI agenda has harmed our national security until the President-elect’s nominee for the FBI is confirmed, Blackburn wrote to Wray, asking him to respond to her questions by Jan. 10.