{"id":2055875,"date":"2023-10-04T19:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T23:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-now-targeting-trump-supporters-ahead-of-2024-election-report\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T19:29:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T23:29:52","slug":"fbi-now-targeting-trump-supporters-ahead-of-2024-election-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-now-targeting-trump-supporters-ahead-of-2024-election-report\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI targets Trump supporters before 2024 election &#8211; Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-now-targeting-trump-supporters-ahead-of-2024-election-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2055875&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The FBI Targets Supporters of Former President Donald Trump Ahead of 2024 Election, Report Claims<\/h2>\n<p>A new report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/2023\/10\/13\/exclusive-fbi-targets-trump-followers-2024-election-nears-1831836.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> suggests that the FBI is now focusing its efforts on profiling conservatives and supporters of\u200b former President Donald Trump \u2063in preparation \u200bfor the upcoming 2024 election. According to an anonymous &#8220;current FBI official,&#8221; the bureau has created a new category of extremists to track and counter: Donald Trump&#8217;s army of MAGA followers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The federal government believes that the threat of violence and major civil disturbances\u2063 around the 2024 U.S. presidential election is so great \u2063that it has quietly created a\u200b new category of extremists that it seeks to track and counter: Donald Trump\u2019s army \u200dof MAGA followers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The FBI&#8217;s concern reportedly stems from the events of January 6, 2021, when the Capitol was breached by a \u200dgroup of individuals. \u2062The bureau source acknowledges the delicate position the FBI is in, as targeting MAGA voters could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-now-targeting-trump-supporters-ahead-of-2024-election-report\/\" title=\"FBI targets Trump supporters before 2024 election - Report\">potentially provoke anti-government activists<\/a>. Additionally, the Biden administration&#8217;s alleged &#8220;weaponization&#8221; of the Bureau against the right wing has further complicated matters.<\/p>\n<h3>Should Congress Defund the FBI?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should Congress defund \u2063the FBI?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\t\tCompleting \u2064this poll \u2062entitles you to The Western\u2064 Journal \u200cnews updates free of charge. You may opt \u2062out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100% (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Newsweek, more than a\u200c dozen \u200bfederal government employees\u2062 were asked about the targeted campaign, but most declined to comment. The specifics of the reported plan to target Trump supporters remain unclear.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI issued a statement to Newsweek, acknowledging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-based-hackers-accessed-60k-u-s-state-dept-emails-in-microsoft-breach-senate-staffer-says\/\" title=\"Chinese hackers breached Microsoft and gained access to 60,000 U.S. State Department emails, according to a Senate staffer.\">persistent \u200dthreat posed<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-says-biggest-domestic-terror-threats-in-2021-are-violent-extremists-motivated-by-race-or-anti-authority-views\/\" title=\"FBI Says Biggest Domestic Terror Threats in 2021 Are Violent Extremists Motivated by Race or Anti-Authority Views\">domestic violent extremists<\/a> and emphasizing their commitment to protecting the safety\u200d and constitutional rights of all Americans. They stated that investigations are \u200bbased on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-private-message-to-merrick-garland-before-doj-press-conference-is-revealed-report\/\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Private Message To Merrick Garland Before DOJ Press Conference Is Revealed: Report\">potential criminal violations<\/a>, violence, and threats of \u2063violence, and not solely on political \u2064beliefs or affiliations.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Justice Department has faced criticism for its handling of individuals involved in \u200bthe Capitol incident compared to the largely\u2064 dismissed riots of 2020. FBI Director Christopher Wray has\u2062 defended the agency&#8217;s response to the Capitol\u200b incursion, \u2064but a federal judge has questioned the uneven focus on Jan. 6 compared to political violence in other cities.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I walked into the office one morning and noticed something strange.\u200b Half of The Western Journal\u2019s readership was missing.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It had finally happened. Facebook had flipped THE switch.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maybe it was because we\u200d wrote\u200d about ivermectin. \u2063Or election integrity. Or the Jan. 6 detainees. Or ballot mules.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whatever the reason, I\u200d immediately knew \u200cwhat to do. We had to\u2063 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">turn to you<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  because, frankly, we know you are the only ones we \u200dcan trust.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Can you help? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">donation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  to\u2063 The Western Journal goes directly to funding our team of\u200c story researchers, writers\u2062 and editors who doggedly \u200bpursue the truth and expose the corrupt \u2064elites.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can I count on you for a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">small donation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? We\u200b operate on\u2062 a shoestring compared to other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-jim-jordan-joe-bidens-deliberate-support-of-illegal-immigration-could-lead-to-impeachment\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Rep. Jim Jordan: Joe Biden's 'Deliberate' Support of Illegal Immigration Could Lead to Impeachment\">news media companies<\/a>, so I can personally promise that not a penny of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your donation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  will be wasted.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We will use every single \u200dcent \u200dto \u2063fight against the lies and corruption in high places. <\/span><b>And as long as we have <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>your help<\/b><\/a><b>, we will never give up.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Manning<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-now-targeting-trump-supporters-ahead-2024-election-report\/\">FBI Now Targeting Trump Supporters\u2063 Ahead of 2024 Election &#8211; \u2064Report<\/a> appeared first \u200con <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u200cJournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200d How does the \u2064FBI plan to \u200cnavigate the delicate balance\u200c between targeting MAGA\u200b voters and potentially provoking anti-government activists?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The FBI Targets \u200dSupporters of Former President Donald Trump Ahead of 2024 Election, Report Claims<\/p>\n<p>A new report\u2062 from Newsweek suggests that the FBI is \u200dnow \u2062focusing its\u2062 efforts on profiling conservatives and supporters of former President Donald Trump in preparation for the upcoming 2024 election. According to an anonymous &#8220;current FBI official,&#8221; the bureau has created a new category of extremists to track and counter: \u200cDonald Trump&#8217;s army\u2064 of MAGA followers.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI&#8217;s concern reportedly stems from the events of January 6, \u20622021, when the Capitol was breached by\u2063 a group of individuals. The bureau source acknowledges the delicate position the FBI is\u2062 in, as targeting MAGA voters could potentially provoke anti-government activists. \u200dAdditionally, the Biden administration&#8217;s alleged &#8220;weaponization&#8221; of the Bureau against the\u200b right wing\u2062 has\u2063 further complicated matters.<\/p>\n<p>The report raises the question of whether Congress should defund the FBI. \u200bThis question is an \u200dimportant one, considering the\u2062 implications of the bureau&#8217;s alleged \u200ctargeting of a specific group of individuals based on their political beliefs. However,\u2062 it is essential to note that \u200dthis poll is presented by The Western Journal, and its impartiality may be called into question.<\/p>\n<p>According to Newsweek, more \u200cthan a dozen federal \u200bgovernment employees were asked about the targeted campaign, but most declined to comment. The specifics of the reported plan to target Trump supporters remain unclear.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063FBI issued a statement to Newsweek, acknowledging the persistent threat \u200dposed by domestic violent\u200b extremists and emphasizing \u200ctheir commitment to protecting the safety and constitutional rights of\u2063 all Americans. They\u2063 stated that investigations \u2064are based on potential criminal violations, violence, and threats of violence, and not solely on political beliefs or affiliations.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Justice Department has faced criticism for its handling of individuals involved in the Capitol incident compared to \u200cthe largely \u2063dismissed riots of 2020. FBI Director Christopher Wray has defended the agency&#8217;s response to the Capitol incursion, but a federal judge has\u200c questioned the uneven\u2063 focus on Jan. 6 compared to political \u2064violence in other\u2064 cities.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064conclusion, the report from Newsweek raises concerns about the FBI&#8217;s alleged targeting of conservative and \u200cTrump supporters in preparation for the 2024 election. The FBI \u200chas emphasized its commitment to protecting the safety and constitutional rights of all Americans while investigating potential criminal violations and threats of violence. The question\u2062 of whether Congress should defund the FBI \u200bis a relevant one, highlighting the need for transparency, \u2062accountability, and the protection of individuals&#8217;\u2064 rights, regardless of their political\u2062 beliefs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI is reportedly focusing on backers of ex-President Donald Trump for the upcoming 2024 election. According to an unnamed &#8220;current FBI official&#8221; who spoke to Newsweek, the bureau is discreetly engaged in this effort. 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