Rep. Raskin: By Definition New Orleans Attack Was Terrorist Incident But It Doesn’t Mean that He Was Necessarily in Direct Touch with ISIS

(BROWN And are they ░░░░░░░░ saying this was a ░░░░░░░░ attack RASKIN I mean ░░░░░░░░ certainly spread terror and ░░░░░░░░ was an attack on ░░░░░░░░ civilian population And it ░░░░░░░░ to be connected to ░░░░░░░░ and ideological motivations on ░░░░░░░░ of the perpetrator So ░░░░░░░░ that definition it would ░░░░░░░░ be a terrorist incident ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ he was necessarily in ░░░░░░░░ touch with ISIS BROWN ░░░░░░░░ hmm RASKIN But he ░░░░░░░░ seems to be an ░░░░░░░░ BROWN When you say ░░░░░░░░ and ideological what do ░░░░░░░░ mean by that Was ░░░░░░░░ something more than just ░░░░░░░░ an ISIS fan that ░░░░░░░░ this RASKIN Well you ░░░░░░░░ he was carrying the ░░░░░░░░ of ISIS And I ░░░░░░░░ this is the area ░░░░░░░░ needs to be further ░░░░░░░░ what exactly all of ░░░░░░░░ motivations and statements were ░░░░░░░░ the attack Of course ░░░░░░░░ the standpoint of the ░░░░░░░░ of the victims both ░░░░░░░░ people who were killed ░░░░░░░░ 14 people who were ░░░░░░░░ in addition to the ░░░░░░░░ perpetrator himself and the ░░░░░░░░ of people wounded it ░░░░░░░░ was terrorism because it ░░░░░░░░ a BROWN Mm hmm ░░░░░░░░ you know a terrorist ░░░░░░░░ Mm hmm RASKIN violent ░░░░░░░░ disruption of their lives ░░░░░░░░ their families.”