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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on May 04, 2021, 08:31:51 pm
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Attorney General Garland: Biden DOJ Budget Includes $85M Increase to Probe Domestic Terrorism Cases
Kristina Wong 4 May 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland told House lawmakers Tuesday that the Biden Administration’s 2022 budget request for the Department of Justice (DOJ) would seek an $85 million increase from last year’s budget for domestic terrorism investigations and cases.
“Our budget supports my commitment to protecting our national security, including addressing both international and domestic terrorism while respecting civil liberties.” Garland testified to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science. “It includes increases of $45 million for the FBI domestic terrorism investigations and $40 million for the U.S. attorneys to manage increasing domestic terrorism caseloads.”
The increase from last year’s budget for domestic terrorism cases comes as Democrats have sought to label Trump supporters who protested on January 6 at the Capitol as domestic terrorists, domestic violent extremists, and white supremacists. Committee Chairman Matt Cartwright (D-PA) said at the hearing the “attack on the Capitol” was an “unprecedented” threat from domestic violent extremism.
Garland testified during his confirmation hearing that his first priority as attorney general would be the investigation into January 6. So far, the DOJ has charged more than 400 people as part of that investigation.
Garland also said at Tuesday’s hearing the threat of domestic violent extremism and domestic terrorism keeps him up at night.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/04/attorney-general-garland-biden-doj-budget-includes-85m-increase-to-probe-domestic-terrorism-cases/