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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-announces-results-operation-legend

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Results of Operation Legend

"Earlier today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the results of Operation Legend, which was first launched in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 8, 2020, and then expanded to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, on July 22, 2020; to Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 29, 2020; to St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, on August 6, 2020; and to Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 14, 2020.

“Operation Legend removed violent criminals, domestic abusers, carjackers and drug traffickers from nine cities which were experiencing stubbornly high crime and took illegal firearms, illegal narcotics and illicit monies off the streets. By most standards, many would consider these results as a resounding success—amid a global pandemic, the results are extraordinary. I commend our federal law enforcement and prosecutors for seamlessly executing this operation in partnership with state and local law enforcement,” said Attorney General Barr. “When we launched Operation Legend, our goal was to disrupt and reduce violent crime, hold violent offenders accountable and give these communities the safety they deserve in memory of LeGend Taliferro, whose young life was claimed by violent crime, undoubtedly, we achieved it.”

Since Operation Legend’s launch on July 8, 2020, over 6,000 arrests – including approximately 467 for homicide – were made; more than 2600 firearms were seized; and more than 32 kilos of heroin, more than 17 kilos of fentanyl, more than 300 kilos of methamphetamine, more than 135 kilos of cocaine, and more than $11 million in drug and other illicit proceeds were seized.

Of the more than 6,000 individuals arrested, approximately 1,500 have been charged with federal offenses. Approximately 815 of those defendants have been charged with firearms offenses, while approximately 566 have been charged with drug-related crimes. The remaining defendants have been charged with various offenses.

The Attorney General launched the operation as a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement officials to fight violent crime. Operation Legend is named in honor of four-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed while he slept early in the morning of June 29 in Kansas City.

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) provided a total of $60 million to fund 290 officers as part of Operation Legend and related efforts. Additionally, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) awarded nearly $9 million in grant funding to support Operation Legend.

Breakdown of Operation Legend charges:

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The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the Department of Justice. Learn more about the history of our agency at www.Justice.gov/Celebrating150Years."

>>13089239

Interesting to compare how today's hearing started with how it ended.

Opening seemed to be geared towards the call to battle 'White Supremacy and Other Extremist Groups' - as they are perceived by some to be the biggest threat to America.

Ended with discussion of one of DOJ's greatest achievements of 2020.

I appreciated the mentioning of 'Qanon' by Blumenthal, and the fact that Sheldon Whitehouse seems to misunderstand the 'Russian Collusion' Narrative doesn't hold much water as of late.

Shoutout to Senator Chuck Grassley and Senator Thom Tillis for mentioning the ANTIFA/BLM angle - detailing the obvious reality that it would be "Intellectually Dishonest" to disregard the actions of those movements throughout the past 9+ years.

Someday we might have an honest discussion about their Anarcho-Marxist roots and rather obvious Modus Operandi. Not sure if it's the uniform, the breaking of glass, the class warfare, or the leveraged youth via social engineering with half-truth narratives that ultimately lead to the longed for destruction of America and Western Culture as a whole.

God Bless America and those fighting for Freedom around the world. Never Give In.

>>13089679

"Do not let us speak of darker days: let us speak rather of sterner days. These are not dark days; these are great days–the greatest days our country has ever lived; and we must all thank God that we have been allowed, each of us according to our stations, to play a part in making these days memorable in the history of our race."

• Winston Churchill (October 29, 1941)

>>13090564

Perhaps the one that tends to resist tyranny.

>>13090592

Love it.

>>13091974

Can we get this in New York?

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/21/840262570/barr-open-to-legal-action-if-governors-restrictions-go-too-far