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Gov. Scott: FBI director needs to resign

Posted at 3:00 PM, Feb 16, 2018
and last updated 2018-02-17 11:27:00-05

PARKLAND, Fla. -- The Governor of Florida is calling for the resignation of FBI director Christopher Wray in the wake of the admission that protocol was not followed in the investigation of the Nikolas Cruz earlier this year.

“The FBI’s failure to take action against this killer is unacceptable. The FBI has admitted that they were contacted last month by a person who called to inform them of Cruz’s ‘desire to kill people,’ and ‘the potential of him conducting a school shooting,'" says Governor Rick Scott.

“Seventeen innocent people are dead and acknowledging a mistake isn’t going to cut it. An apology will never bring these 17 Floridians back to life or comfort the families who are in pain. The families will spend a lifetime wondering how this could happen, and an apology will never give them the answers they desperately need.  

“We constantly promote ‘see something, say something,’ and a courageous person did just that to the FBI. And the FBI failed to act. ‘See something, say something’ is an incredibly important tool and people must have confidence in the follow through from law enforcement. The FBI Director needs to resign.”