article_snippet: A U.S. government official briefed on the investigation rebuffed the idea that Ibragim Todashev wasn't a threat -- noting, for instance, that A U.S. government official briefed on the investigation could have taken the agent's gun.
article_snippet: A U.S. government official briefed on the investigation was armed.
article_snippet: Maybe it wasn't a weapon, but A U.S. government official briefed on the investigation had a long object," A U.S. government official briefed on the investigation said.
article_snippet: And because of Ibragim Todashev's martial arts expertise, "A U.S. government official briefed on the investigation was a weapon himself.
article_snippet: A U.S. government official briefed on the investigation couldn't attack them or fight them; A U.S. government official briefed on the investigation couldn't do anything because even two men could easily handle A U.S. government official briefed on the investigation.