That warning was incorporated into a broadly classified form of domestic violent extremism, created by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice, which was ordered by the White House in January.
“New socio-political developments – such as the recent general election fraud stories, the spirited impact of the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol, the COVID-19 epidemic situation, and conspiracy theories promoting violence – will almost certainly provoke some (domestic violence) Will try to get involved in violence this year, ”says this classified summary.
The assessment divides local extremists into several races, including ethnic or racially motivated extremists, animal rights and environmental extremists, abortion-related and anti-government extremists.
“The most deadly” domestic extremist threats come from “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists” and “military” extremists, he adds. Surprisingly motivated extremists typically commit large-scale misconduct against civilians, the assessment found, while military extremists typically target law enforcement and government employees and facilities.
The assessment notes that the military threat due to socialist political factors “will almost certainly increase during 2021”.
A Senate colleague familiar with the report’s findings told CNN that it highlights the challenges of dealing with so-called Lone Wolf extremists – individuals with loose affiliations following the ideology of hatred and extremism that Mayorkas said on Wednesday. Run illegally, violently. “
Small cells of criminals alone or domestic violent extremists are “more likely to carry out violent attacks” than organizations in the US, the summary says. Attackers often “independently radicalize violent extremist content online and collect it without the direction of a violent extremist organization, making it difficult to investigate and disrupt,” he says.
The report found that white supremacist extremists have the most “relevant” affiliations outside the U.S. because of having similar ideological views in other countries, the report said. “A number of U.S. (ethnic or racially motivated violent extremists) have traveled abroad to network with like-minded individuals,” the summary said.
An ODNI official told CNN that a full classified assessment was prepared in response to President Joe Biden’s request for a comprehensive threat assessment of domestic violent extremism. An ODNI official told CNN that the intelligence community was tasked with analyzing the government properly. , Nongovernment organizations.
The ODNI official also told CNN that the assessment does not merely evaluate or address the actions of individuals engaged in activities protected by the First Amendment or other right protected by the Constitution.
This story has been updated with additional details from the assessment summary.
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