FBI eyes ambush in Niger

The deadly ambush of four US servicemen in Niger has drawn the attention of FBI investigators, according to a report Thursday.

The domestic law-enforcement agency has joined military probers in hopes of building a timeline of the Oct. 4 attack that killed four US soldiers and wounded two others, officials told The Wall Street Journal.

The FBI could potentially take over the entire probe but hasn’t done so yet, the officials said.

Meanwhile, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), in a conversation with reporters on Capitol Hill, said lawmakers “may require a subpoena” if they don’t get answers about the attack soon.

McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, complained that officials in the Trump administration have been slow to get the investigation underway.

“There’s a mind-set over there that they’re a unicameral government,” the senator said.

He added, “It was easier [to get information] under [the administration of former President Barack] Obama.”

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis pushed back and defended the administration, saying the effort to acquire accurate information isn’t always fast.

“The loss of our troops is under investigation,” he said. “We in the Department of Defense like to know what we’re talking about before we talk.”