Congresswoman asks Fort Liberty whistleblowers to come forward after New Year’s Eve attacks
A Florida congresswoman and Air Force veteran is calling out anyone who encountered the New Orleans terrorists Shamsud-Din Jabbar or Las Vegas bomber Matthew Livelsberger at Fort Liberty, formerly Fort Bragg, to contact her office.
She also asked for information on failed killer Ryan Routh, the former North Carolina man who was arrested at President-elect Donald Trump’s Florida golf course while allegedly aiming a rifle through a fence while the future commander-in-chief was playing a game.
“If you are at Fort Bragg (Liberty) and have any information about these three men, but are afraid to come forward with your chain of command, I can provide whistleblower protection and intake information,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna wrote in a post on X Thursday night.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar shown in an undated photo released by the FBI after he drove his pickup truck down Bourbon Street in New Orleans and died in a shootout with responding officers. (FBI)
Routh, 58, had roots in North Carolina but most recently lived in Hawaii. Luna appeared to be referring to a recent report that Routh, a civilian with a long criminal history, had visited Fort Bragg dozens of times.
Luna is a member of the Committee for Supervision and Responsibility of the House. Her office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The military said Thursday that although both Jabbar and Livelsberger served at the base in North Carolina, there was no overlap in the time they were stationed there.
Matthew Livelsberger seen in photo. (Fox News)
In Las Vegas, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said that although both men went to Afghanistan in 2009, any potential ties there are still being investigated.
“We don’t have any evidence that they were in the same province in Afghanistan, in the same location or in the same unit,” McMahill said. – Something else that remains under investigation.
Both used the Turo app to rent the electric pickup trucks used in the incidents, he said.
Ryan Routh was arrested for allegedly attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, assault on a federal officer, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number in Palm Beach County, Florida on the 15th. September 2024 (Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office)
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Between 2007 and 2015, Jabbar was an HR and IT specialist. From 2015 to 2020, he remained an IT specialist in the reserve of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia. Livelsberger was an active Green Beret soldier in the 10th Special Forces Group.
Livelsberger, 37has been identified as the man who detonated a Cybertruck loaded with explosive and flammable material just steps from the front doors of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day.
Speaking of a potential motive, authorities released pieces on Friday “manifesto” left Livelsberger, who wrote that “This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake-up call.”
PTSD and ongoing family problems are also likely factors, sheriff’s officials said.
Flames rise from a Tesla Cybertruck after it exploded outside the Trump International Las Vegas hotel, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, January 2025. (Alcides Antunes/via REUTERS)
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Hours earlier, Jabbar, 42, drove a rented Ford EV into pedestrians on New Orleans’ famous Bourbon Street, killing at least 14 and injuring more than 30. After the crash, he opened fire on police and died in the shootout. The FBI said Thursday that the Texas native has pledged allegiance to ISIS and is a domestic terrorist.
FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia told reporters in New Orleans He said Thursday that “no definitive link has been established” between the attack and the explosion, but authorities said they were still investigating both cases.
