By Denise Ross

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-SD, backed off his criticism of the FBI after he and others were briefed about the criminal case that the feds were building against the anthrax suspect, Bruce Ivins.

USA Today reports:

Daschle says the evidence against the government scientist accused of carrying out the 2001 anthrax attacks was “complete and persuasive.”

AND …

Daschle, who spoke during a meeting at the USA TODAY bureau in Washington, says he was “very dubious” about the government’s case before the briefing.

Here’s what changed his mind:

• the ability to identify the DNA of the anthrax: “It’s like a fingerprint,” Daschle said.
• the flask used to make the anthrax. “That’s as close to a smoking gun as I think you’re going to get,” Daschle said.
• the limited number of people who were authorized to enter the laboratory.

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