Posted on 09/29/2025 10:53:18 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Last Thursday, President Donald Trump issued National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), titled “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence.”
The directive orders federal agencies to build a far-reaching law enforcement strategy to investigate and dismantle what it calls “sophisticated, organized campaigns of targeted intimidation, radicalization, threats, and violence.”
“Heinous assassinations and other acts of political violence in the United States have dramatically increased in recent years,” the memorandum states. It cites the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, attacks on a healthcare executive and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, riots that caused “over $2 billion in property damage nationwide,” and shootings at an ICE facility in Texas.
Trump’s Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller suggested the new policy was epochal:
This is the first time in American history that there is an all-of-government effort to dismantle left-wing terrorism.
Yet, much like every such directive since 9/11, NSPM-7 is not just about punishing crimes already committed. It is about anticipating them, identifying “predicate actions,” and intervening before political violence occurs. That is the logic of pre-crime.
Expanding the Net
The heart of the memo is Section 2. It directs the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs) to investigate not only violent acts, but also “potential Federal crimes relating to acts of recruiting or radicalizing persons.”
The JTTFs are told to probe “institutional and individual funders, and officers and employees of organizations” that may aid suspects. Even tax-exempt nonprofits are included. The IRS is instructed to “ensure that no tax-exempt entities are directly or indirectly financing political violence.”
Financial surveillance is another pillar. The Treasury Department is ordered to “trace illicit funding streams” and push banks to file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). This places vast discretion in the hands of bureaucrats and financial institutions.
In short, the net is wide. It covers individuals, groups, nonprofits,...
(Excerpt) Read more at thenewamerican.com ...
When you consider Biden used it to attack those who testified at schoolboard meetings, the statue becomes scary.
“expanding” or “using” Federal powers?
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