House committee report says FBI downplayed political motivations behind 2017 attack on Rep. Scalise

WASHINGTON — A report by the House Intelligence Committee released Tuesday criticizes the FBI investigation into the shooting that injured Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise and others, saying that politics kept the agency from reaching the proper findings right away.The FBI originally characterized the 2017 shooting of the Republican congressman and current House Majority Leader at a practice for a Congressional baseball game as “suicide by cop.” This conclusion