New York Post reporter Jennie Taer is granted unfettered access to the home of ISIS-inspired New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar, and shocked viewers wonder why what should have been an actual crime scene was left so wide open. I did it.
The video shows Taer rapidly approaching the suspected terrorist’s home, raising many questions about the appropriateness and timing of media involvement in the ongoing investigation. Not to mention law enforcement’s decision to allow that access when so many questions remain unclear about Jabbar’s motivations and how he planned the attack.
Among the items discovered as the reporter wandered through the house was a bomb-making bench and a Quran open to pages about ‘murdering’ in the name of Allah.
The Justice Department left a signed search warrant and a list of items seized by the FBI on the kitchen counter.
“Numerous books about Islam were also found on shelves and around the messy home, and a prayer rug was placed nearby,” the Post report states.
How did a reporter gain access to the home of a New Orleans terrorist?
Even if you don’t know how a crime scene works, you might watch that video and wonder how it is possible for someone to come in from the street and start wandering around the house of a man who just murdered 14 people.
This is especially true when the circumstances behind these attacks are ISIS-inspired and have national security implications.
And X’s viewers were completely shocked.
“The FBI literally confiscated the U.S. Capitol LEGO set from Defendant J6,” wrote a skeptical Tim Young. “But they left an open Quran with verses about martyrdom next to the bomb factory in the terrorist’s apartment…”
“Of course, yes, okay.”
“Why was I granted so much access two days after the event? Why is this unsealed and still part of an active investigation?” Young continued. “None of this passes the smell test.”
Strange comments kept coming.
“How can we approach it this way? “Why isn’t this sealed?” someone else asked.
“This doesn’t pass the smell test.” one woman scoffed. “A short-term reporter can get an exclusive tour of a terrorist’s home just days after he committed mass murder?”
The FBI literally confiscated the United States Capitol Lego set from Defendant J6.
But they left open a verse in the Quran about martyrdom next to a bomb factory in a terrorist apartment…
Sure, yeah, okay.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) January 3, 2025
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More Questions Than Answers
There are so many problems with this video. It seems highly unusual for the media to have quick access to the crime scene within 48 hours of the attack.
Journalists and law enforcement have opened themselves up to allegations of bias or manipulation of the way stories are told.
Some question why this sensitive evidence isn’t being held in the FBI’s archives.
The FBI has received legitimate criticism over this case. The ISIS-inspired killer was radicalized and posted several videos of his ill intentions on social media, discussing plans to kill his family and having dreams that inspired him to join the terrorist group, but the bureau Somehow I missed this.
Allowing the media to run roughshod over crime scenes will not put an end to any criticism.
