BREAKING: @ODNIgov @TheJusticeDept @DHSgov release unclassified findings from report on violent domestic extremism
Per report, US intelligence estimates domestic violent extremists "pose an elevated threat" & they have been "galvanized by recent political & societal events"
Per report, US intelligence estimates domestic violent extremists "pose an elevated threat" & they have been "galvanized by recent political & societal events"
MORE: US intelligence says narratives re #Election2020 fraud, #USCapitol siege, #COVID19 & other conspiracy theories "will almost certainly spur some DVEs [domestic violent extremists] to try to engage in violence this year"
More: "Small cells of DVEs adhering to a diverse set of violent extremist ideologies are more likely to carry out violent attacks...than organizations that allegedly advocate a DVE ideology" per @ODNIgov report
MORE: US intelligence say "the most lethal" threats are:
-Racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists: "most likely to conduct mass-casualty attacks against civilians"
- Militia violent extremists (MVEs),which aree more likely to target law enforcement/gvt personnel
-Racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists: "most likely to conduct mass-casualty attacks against civilians"
- Militia violent extremists (MVEs),which aree more likely to target law enforcement/gvt personnel
NEW: US intelligence assesses a "small number" of racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists have travelled abroad "to network with like-minded individuals" per the report
US intelligence says several factors could increase the chances of a deadly attack by domestic violent extremists - including "escalating support from persons in the United States," foreign support, perceptions of gvt over-reach
New @ODNIgov @DHSgov @TheJusticeDept report lays out 5 main categories of domestic violent extremists 
The White House announced an overhaul of the US approach to domestic terrorism back in January
This assessment is part of what @PressSec called a first step in reshaping the appraoch
More:
voanews.com/usa/white-hous…
This assessment is part of what @PressSec called a first step in reshaping the appraoch
More:
voanews.com/usa/white-hous…
NEW: The 100 day review of domestic violence extremism still ongoing, @PressSec tells White House reports
Says anti-Asian violence "will certainly be a part" of that review
Says anti-Asian violence "will certainly be a part" of that review
"I think there's no question that some of the damaging rhetoric that we saw during the prior administration, calling #COVID the 'Wuhan virus' or other things led to a perception of the Asian American community that...has elevated threats" per @PressSec
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