Indicted Democrat claims Orlando shooting wouldn't have happened if she wasn't being investigated

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published 12 July 2016

Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.) has been indicted on charges of using a scholarship fund with her chief of staff as a "personal slush fund," and she is now insinuating that if it weren't for all the attention around her, the Orlando shooter could have been stopped before he killed 49 people at the Pulse nightclub, BuzzFeed reports.

"These are the same agents that was not able to do a thorough investigation of [the shooter], and we ended up with 50 people dead," Brown said. Brown's lawyer echoed the theory: "Perhaps had it chosen to devote its resources more thoughtfully, 50 innocent people would be alive today."

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.

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