A New York city councilman is recanting comments he made over the weekend critical of the FBI, reports the New York Post
City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Queens) likened an FBI investigation looking into the campaign finances of his friend Comptroller John Liu to “political entrapment” on a radio show over the weekend. “The FBI used some sting operation, they offered cash to people,” Koo said. “It’s like political entrapment to me.”
But talking to the Post this week, Koo said he “didn’t mean to criticize the FBI.”
“It’s one of the most respected law-enforcement agencies in the country and the world,” said Koo. “Maybe I misused the word,” he said, referring to the entrapment comment.
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