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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Tucker

New Orleans attack came as the FBI was facing political heat and bracing for a transition

New Orleans Car into Crowd - (© 2025 SCOTT THRELKELD/ The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com)

Joining law enforcement officials to update the public in the hours after a man killed 14 people and injured dozens of others in New Orleans, Louisiana's junior Republican senator, John Kennedy, implored the FBI to “catch these people" — and then added one more eyebrow-raising request of the federal government.

“After we get to the bottom of this," he said, "they need to tell the American people the truth.”

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