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FBI Chief Admits 'Mistake' With iPhone in Wake of San Bernardino Attack
Source: ABC News
FBI Chief Admits 'Mistake' With iPhone in Wake of San Bernardino Attack
By MIKE LEVINE JACK DATE
Mar 1, 2016, 2:45 PM ET
The head of the FBI admitted today his agents made a “mistake” after finding an iPhone left behind by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters -- a misstep he acknowledged “made it hard” for investigators to access the information that federal authorities are now seeking in a growing dispute with Apple.
However, speaking to a House panel, FBI Director James Comey said the Justice Department and Apple would still be caught in a tense legal battle because -- even if the FBI hadn’t erred -- there is “no way we would have gotten everything” from the iPhone.
Comey insisted the FBI has an obligation to conduct a complete and “competent” investigation into the attack on Dec. 2, 2015, when Syed Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 of Farook’s coworkers and injured 22 others at a work holiday party.
“If I didn’t do that, I ought to be fired, honestly,” Comey added.
The device at issue was provided to Farook by his employer, the San Bernardino County government. And in the wake of the assault, the FBI asked county officials to remotely reset the password for the Apple iCloud account associated with the device.
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By MIKE LEVINE JACK DATE
Mar 1, 2016, 2:45 PM ET
The head of the FBI admitted today his agents made a “mistake” after finding an iPhone left behind by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters -- a misstep he acknowledged “made it hard” for investigators to access the information that federal authorities are now seeking in a growing dispute with Apple.
However, speaking to a House panel, FBI Director James Comey said the Justice Department and Apple would still be caught in a tense legal battle because -- even if the FBI hadn’t erred -- there is “no way we would have gotten everything” from the iPhone.
Comey insisted the FBI has an obligation to conduct a complete and “competent” investigation into the attack on Dec. 2, 2015, when Syed Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 of Farook’s coworkers and injured 22 others at a work holiday party.
“If I didn’t do that, I ought to be fired, honestly,” Comey added.
The device at issue was provided to Farook by his employer, the San Bernardino County government. And in the wake of the assault, the FBI asked county officials to remotely reset the password for the Apple iCloud account associated with the device.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-chief-admits-mistake-iphone-wake-san-bernardino/story?id=37314654
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