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Attorney General Pam Bondi establishes task force to prosecute Oct. 7 crimes

In one of her first official acts after being sworn in on Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi established a joint task force dedicated to investigating the perpetrators of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks and seeking justice for their victims.

The scope of the body’s work goes beyond the attacks that took place more than a year ago. Bondi described a need to address “the ongoing threat posed by Hamas and its affiliates, both domestically and abroad.”

The remit of Joint Task Force October 7 will not be limited to terrorist violence —it is also tasked with prosecuting “antisemitic civil rights violations” and “other federal crimes” committed by Hamas supporters domestically, including on U.S. college campuses. The body will also seek the extradition of Hamas leaders who have faced charges for their roles in perpetrating the Oct. 7 attacks, charges that were brought by the Biden administration but that did not result in arrests.

“This administration is taking the threats to our community very, very seriously, which we are grateful for,” Michael Masters, CEO of the Secure Community Network, which provides security guidance to Jewish institutions across the U.S., said of the task force.

The establishment of the new body was one of 14 directives Bondi sent to Department of Justice employees on Wednesday, offering the clearest glimpse yet into the issues she plans to prioritize as America’s top law enforcement official. Many are reflections of hard-line policies that Trump backed in his campaign: taking a tough approach to liberal “sanctuary cities,” prioritizing immigration offenses, reinstating the death penalty in federal offenses and raising anti-DEI efforts to a major concern for the civil rights division..................

https://www.yahoo.com/news/attorney-general-pam-bondi-establishes-072513303.html