MSNBC’s McQuade on New Orleans Attack: I Wonder What Caused Law Enforcement to ‘Quickly Go to Terrorism’ Label

RIVERA Yeah and I ░░░░░░░░ to ask you about ░░░░░░░░ Barbara when it comes ░░░░░░░░ the situation here that ░░░░░░░░ know that law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ going to be speaking ░░░░░░░░ us within the next ░░░░░░░░ What is it that ░░░░░░░░ re hoping to hear ░░░░░░░░ this point given that ░░░░░░░░ made the identity of ░░░░░░░░ suspect public what is ░░░░░░░░ that you re hoping ░░░░░░░░ they ll reveal next ░░░░░░░░ I m really curious ░░░░░░░░ hear about what it ░░░░░░░░ they say causes them ░░░░░░░░ believe that this was ░░░░░░░░ act of terrorism RIVERA ░░░░░░░░ hmm MCQUADE We know ░░░░░░░░ he used a truck ░░░░░░░░ which is sometimes used ░░░░░░░░ violent extremists but it ░░░░░░░░ also be somebody who ░░░░░░░░ disgruntled You know in ░░░░░░░░ school shooting nobody jumps ░░░░░░░░ to a terrorist act ░░░░░░░░ so here certainly it ░░░░░░░░ not simply his name ░░░░░░░░ caused people to say ░░░░░░░░ is a terrorist act ░░░░░░░░ so my hunch is ░░░░░░░░ I would be asking ░░░░░░░░ I were a reporter ░░░░░░░░ what are the factors ░░░░░░░░ have caused you to ░░░░░░░░ this a terrorist act ░░░░░░░░ guess is they have ░░░░░░░░ evidence They may or ░░░░░░░░ not want to reveal ░░░░░░░░ to the public because ░░░░░░░░ they re using this ░░░░░░░░ to track down associates ░░░░░░░░ may not want to ░░░░░░░░ off those associates that ░░░░░░░░ have this information But ░░░░░░░░ d be very curious ░░░░░░░░ what caused them to ░░░░░░░░ quickly identify this Most ░░░░░░░░ people get kind of ░░░░░░░░ by how long it ░░░░░░░░ There is however some ░░░░░░░░ in identifying an attack ░░░░░░░░ a terrorist attack even ░░░░░░░░ when you have a ░░░░░░░░ body no charges are ░░░░░░░░ to follow because it ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department the ░░░░░░░░ to use certain kinds ░░░░░░░░ tools that are otherwise ░░░░░░░░ One of which of ░░░░░░░░ is FISA the Foreign ░░░░░░░░ Surveillance Act surveillance And ░░░░░░░░ it allows the searching ░░░░░░░░ digital devices very quickly ░░░░░░░░ an effort to if ░░░░░░░░ is deemed to be ░░░░░░░░ cause that he is ░░░░░░░░ agent of a foreign ░░░░░░░░ So that would be ░░░░░░░░ reason to quickly go ░░░░░░░░ terrorism if there is ░░░░░░░░ to support that RIVERA ░░░░░░░░ right. Barbara —“