WMAL INTERVIEW -REP. MIKE ROGERS - 06.14.16

INTERVIEW — REP. MIKE ROGERS – Former Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and former Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in its Chicago office, specializing in organized crime and public corruption, 1989–1994

Rogers is the host and executive producer of a new eight-part series on CNN, titled “Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies” – June 19
FBI INVESTIGATION: While Mr. Comey promised a full review of the F.B.I.’s interactions with Mr. Mateen, he said that so far, “I don’t see anything in reviewing our work that our agents should have done differently.”
Orlando Gunman Had Been Taken Off Watch List, FBI Director Says. (NPR) – FBI Director James Comey said there are conflicting signs about the gunman’s motivations — and no sign that he was acting under orders.Citing a briefing with Comey, NPR’s Carrie Johnson reported that “[Omar] Mateen was on a watch list when the first investigation of him by the FBI began in May 2013, and taken off of the list when the investigation was closed March 2014.” Carrie added, “The FBI gets notification when people on the watch list try to buy weapons.”
Orlando gunman went on Saudi pilgrimages — ministry. (AFP) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The American gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando twice performed a minor Islamic pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said on Monday. “He performed umrah twice,” a ministry spokesman said of Omar Mateen, 29, who was of Afghan descent.