Garland Says Domestic Terror Focus Is Violence, Not Ideology
- Biden administration enlists agencies, considers new laws
- Strategy will focus on threats from both the right and left
Emergency services near the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park following a shooting that targeted Republican members of Congress, in Virginia on June 14, 2017.
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/BloombergThe federal government’s efforts to combat domestic terrorism are focused on stopping violence, not policing ideology, Attorney General Merrick Garland said as the Biden administration unveiled its strategy to prevent events such as the Jan. 6 Capitol siege from happening again.
Garland announced more details about the administration’s approach on Tuesday, five months after the deadly assault on the Capitol by a mob of right-wing supporters of then-President Donald Trump. U.S. officials have said the most dangerous domestic threat for the foreseeable future comes from potential attacks by White supremacists.