Posted on 10/04/2023 10:03:02 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The federal government believes that the threat of violence and major civil disturbances around the 2024 U.S. presidential election is so great that it has quietly created a new category of extremists that it seeks to track and counter: Donald Trump's army of MAGA followers.
The challenge for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the primary federal agency charged with law enforcement, is to pursue and prevent what it calls domestic terrorism without direct reference to political parties or affiliations—even though the vast majority of its current "anti-government" investigations are of Trump supporters, according to classified data obtained by Newsweek.
"The FBI is in an almost impossible position," says a current FBI official, who requested anonymity to discuss highly sensitive internal matters. The official said that the FBI is intent on stopping domestic terrorism and any repeat of the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. But the Bureau must also preserve the Constitutional right of all Americans to campaign, speak freely and protest the government. By focusing on former president Trump and his MAGA (Make America Great Again) supporters, the official said, the Bureau runs the risk of provoking the very anti-government activists that the terrorism agencies hope to counter.
"Especially at a time when the White House is facing Congressional Republican opposition claiming that the Biden administration has 'weaponized' the Bureau against the right wing, it has to tread very carefully," says the official.
Newsweek spoke to over a dozen current or former government officials who specialize in terrorism in a three-month investigation to understand the current domestic-security landscape and to evaluate what President Joe Biden's administration is doing about what it calls domestic terrorism. Most requested anonymity because they were not authorized to talk publicly, were reluctant to stray into partisan politics or feared repercussions of speaking frankly.
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RE: No rules just an obvious observation
What’s “obvious”?
U r troll
RE: U r troll
Again, HOW?
Never, ever been called a troll on this site. And if I were wouldn’t feel that it was necessary to defend myself.
I’m not defending myself. If I were a troll, I’d admit it. So, again — HOW?
And I have the balls to make my name public not hide like u
RE: And I have the balls to make my name public not hide like u
I’m still waiting for you to answer my question. How am I a troll?
Are u seriously going to tell me that I’m the first person to call you out
RE: Are u seriously going to tell me that I’m the first person to call you out
I don’t care if you’re the first or the nth. I want you to answer my question. I’ll make it easy for you — How does posting this particular article make me a troll?
You can start with — “You’re a troll because ....”
U r what u r , if u weren’t u would not feel the need to defend yourself so adamantly
RE: U r what u r , if u weren’t u would not feel the need to defend yourself so adamantly
Again, I am not defending myself, I am ASKING YOU A QUESTION. Thus far, you have done a very good job of NOT ANSWERING IT.
Will you post a thread about American special opportunities that died in the Middle East
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