The Department of Justice is establishing a new unit on domestic terrorism, the department’s top national security official announced Tuesday.
Matthew Olsen, the assistant attorney general for national security, made the announcement to lawmakers, noting that the number of domestic terror investigations launched by the FBI has more than doubled since March of 2020, per The Hill.
The Justice Department already has a counterterrorism unit designed to handle both international and domestic cases.
“I decided to establish a domestic terrorism unit to augment our existing approach,” Olsen said. “This group of dedicated attorneys will focus on the domestic terrorism threat, helping to ensure that these cases are handled properly and effectively coordinated across the Department of Justice and across the country.”
“We’ve seen a growing threat from those who are motivated by racial animus as well as those who ascribe to extremist anti-government and anti-authority ideologies,” he continued.
The announcement comes after a Department of Homeland Security memo on the anniversary of January 6th warning of increased chatter on extremist online platforms.
“DHS and FBI have identified new content online that could inspire violence, particularly by lone offenders, and could be directed against political and other government officials, including members of Congress, state and local officials, and high-profile members of political parties,” the memo, written by DHS head of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis John Cohen, said.
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So, it will focus on itself along with the rest of the Biden administration :i
HASN’T IT already shown it is NOT ON OUR SIDE, but that of the traitors in the white house and congress?
The Department of Justice should be renamed to “The Department of Terrorism” aka, we will go after all Conservatives.
This is just a prelude to the formation of Gestapo investigating shock troops who now have the electronic ability to watch you make love in your own bedrooms via your smart TV Camera. Before you can conquer a nation, you must first disarm THE PEOPLE. Disarming their minds in mistrust is just as dangerous to a nation as disarming their guns. On another level, in order to conquer anybody, you must first conquer YOURSELF. Emotionally dependent people of government FBI investigative dependency, unable to first conquer their greed, fear, pride, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, sloth, racial hatred and anxiety make poor leadership roles. The Democrat party is majority populated with them and they seek to breed and import into America as many more as they can, because misery does love company, even when it hates their nation.
AND You can bet those folks, won’t EVER BE questioned about THEIR right to have guns…
“Anti-government, anti-authority ideologies” sounds very much like if you disagree with the Democrat-radical political agenda being imposed by fiat by the President or the slimmest of majorities in Congress you are under suspicion of disloyalty. The questioning of any government decision no longer falls under the right to present grievances but is open rebellion. The real problem for the administration is anti-government overreach and anti-authoritatianism!
IT certainly seems that’s what they are advcating.. IF YOU ARE AGAINST the dems, better watch out!
what a bunch of idiots!! Nov 2022 can’t get here fast enough
This new unit will focus on parents at school board meetings who think they have the right to a say in their children’s education.
Otherwise known as the Anti-Conservative Task Force Unit.
the gestopo or the stazi maybe even the kgb or obamas brown shirts.
all have one thing in common death to all who oppose us!