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The FBI Agents Association issued a new statement calling on Congress "to make domestic terrorism a federal crime.” Background: huffpost.com/entry/domestic…
More here: huffpost.com/entry/domestic…
The head of the FBI Agents Association previously offered a few more details on the vision, saying Congress should “make domestic terrorism a crime subject to specific penalties that apply irrespective of the weapon or target involved in the crime.” huffpost.com/entry/domestic…
Much more in this story with @letsgomathias on how the feds have struggled to successfully prosecute white supremacists: huffpost.com/entry/rise-abo…
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FBI Agents Association President Brian O’Hare:

“Domestic terrorism is a threat to the American people and our democracy. Acts of violence intended to intimidate civilian populations or to influence or affect government policy should be prosecuted as domestic terrorism...
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