Biden Regime Launches New 'Domestic Terrorism Unit' To Confront 'Anti-Authority Ideologies'
While testifying before Congress on Tuesday morning, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Matt Olsen announced the formation of a new âdomestic terrorism unitâ that will âaugmentâ the governmentâs existing approach.
Olsen â a former Obama NSA official â personally directed the formation of the task force, according to his statements before Congress.
âThis 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.â
âWeâve 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,â Olsen said The deputy AG proudly announced that the federal government has arrested and prosecuted more than 700 Americans following the âattackâ on the Capitol last January.
âThe Department of Justice has undertaken an effort unprecedented in its scope and complexity, to hold accountable, all of those who engaged in criminal acts,â Olsen said in reference to the Capitol protests.
âWe continue to methodically gather and review the evidence,â Olsen said.
He later said the country is facing an âelevated threatâ from domestic extremists.
Olsen then praised the DOJâs âCivil Rights Divisionâ, saying the division has âled the prosecution of some of the most heinous attacks in recent years.â
âWhile there is no single federal crime that is labelled âdomestic terrorismâ, the criminal code does define domestic terrorism, and this definition does provide us with expanded authorities, including enhanced sentencing for terrorism offenses,â Olsen said.
He then said the department was bound by their âcommitment to protecting civil liberties and our duty to ensure equal and impartial justice.â
âWe prosecute individuals for engaging in violent behavior, not for their beliefs or associations,â Olsen said.
He then added that the government âwould not hesitateâ to prosecute those who fit the regimeâs definition of domestic terrorists.
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