FBI chief: Fort Hood shooting WAS inspired by al-Qaeda despite the government terming it 'workplace violence'

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'In your opening statement you mentioned al-Qaeda-inspired terrorism,' Cornyn said during a Judiciary Committee hearing, 'and I know you're familiar, if not specifically, generally with the facts of the 2009 attack at Fort Hood, Texas, when Major Nidal Hasan shot and killed 13 people, injured a couple dozen plus more.'

'Do you agree with the intelligence community's assessment that Hasan was inspired by Al Qaeda to conduct that attack?' he asked.

'Yes, sir,;' Comey replied. 'Based on everything I've read – again, I wasn't in office at the time – but I've read about it since, and I do.'

The White House did not respond to a request for comment about whether the administration stands by its 'workplace violence' determination.

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