Multicam Angle Editor Clips Can't Be Moved

I have a multicam clip and when I open it in the Angle Editor, I can't move any of the clips. They just snap back to where they were. For whatever reason, FCP X really fudged up the "auto" syncing of these clips and I have to move them around and sync manually.
What's the secret?
I can press , and . to nudge left and right but grabbing them and dragging them down the timeline isn't working.
Thanks!

That's it.
Thank you so much for your time, Tom! Hope you are having a great day.

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MacBreak Studio Ep. 259 - Multicam Audio Editing in FCP X
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