Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is asking the Senate Homeland Security Committee to call on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI director Christopher Wray to testify after the New Orleans attack.
Hawley sent a letter to incoming chairman of the committee Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), emphasizing Biden administration officials “cannot shirk public accountability” as President Biden’s term ends.
“When the 119th Congress convenes next week, and you assume leadership of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, I urge you to immediately call Mayorkas and Wray to publicly testify prior to their departure from office,” Hawley said.
Hawley wants a “full account of this attack” and any failures by their departments highlighted.
The attack was carried out by Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen, who drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon street killing at least 15 and injuring dozens of others.
Authorities believe others were involved and the FBI is investigating the event as an “act of terrorism.”