In this episode of Greta Wire, Greta Van Susteren sits down with Dr. Steven Hatfill, the biodefense expert who was publicly linked to the 2001 anthrax attacks before being formally exonerated by the U.S. government years later.
The anthrax attacks came just weeks after September 11, 2001, killing five people, frightening newsrooms and government offices across the country, and triggering one of the most consequential investigations in modern FBI history. But while the country was demanding answers, Hatfill says he became the target of suspicion, public speculation, media scrutiny, and government pressure — despite never being charged.
Greta presses Hatfill on what it was like to live under that cloud, why he believes the FBI pursued him, how the accusations affected his career and personal life, and why he says the government and media never fully reckoned with the damage done. Hatfill also discusses the anthrax investigation, his legal battles, the eventual government exoneration, and the unanswered questions that still surround the origin of the deadly anthrax letters.
This is a revealing conversation about fear, government power, media narratives, and what happens when an innocent person is caught in the middle of a national crisis.
Topics include:
The 2001 anthrax attacks after 9/11
Why Dr. Hatfill says he was falsely accused
The FBI’s handling of the anthrax investigation
The role of media coverage in shaping public suspicion
Hatfill’s lawsuits and eventual exoneration
The personal and professional toll of being publicly targeted
Lingering questions about where the anthrax came from
Government secrecy, classified records, and unanswered questions
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