{"id":2055975,"date":"2023-10-04T20:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T00:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-targets-trump-supporters-ahead-of-2024-election\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T20:37:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T00:37:31","slug":"fbi-targets-trump-supporters-ahead-of-2024-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-targets-trump-supporters-ahead-of-2024-election\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI focuses on Trump supporters for 2024 Election."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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-targets-trump-supporters-ahead-of-2024-election%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=2055975&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Abril Elfi<\/h2>\n<p><em>5:28 PM \u2013 Wednesday, October 4, \u20622023<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The FBI is allegedly discreetly targeting former President Donald Trump supporters in order to \u201cavert violence\u201d ahead of the 2024 elections, according to\u2062 an FBI agent who \u2064spoke \u200dto the press on the condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to press reports that were released on Wednesday, a current FBI officer stated that the bureau is attempting to \u2062avoid a repeat of the events of January 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2021,\u200d but must also defend Americans\u2019 fundamental rights to speak freely and challenge the government.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cEspecially at a time when the White House is facing congressional Republican \u200dopposition claiming \u200bthat the Biden\u200b administration has \u2018weaponized\u2019 the bureau against \u200cthe right wing, it\u200d has to tread very carefully,\u201d the agent said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>FBI data reviewed by <em>Newsweek <\/em>indicated that \u201cnearly two-thirds of the FBI\u2019s current investigations\u201d center on Trump supporters accused \u2062of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-targets-trump-supporters-ahead-of-2024-election\/\" title=\"FBI focuses on Trump supporters for 2024 Election.\">disregarding\u200c \u201canti-riot\u201d laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More than a \u201cdozen current\u2064 or former government officials who specialize in terrorism\u201d testified to <em>Newsweek <\/em>that the spike in targeting was caused by the FBI\u2019s decision to include Trump supporters in \u200cits broadened definition of \u201cdomestic extremism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the FBI reportedly stated that: \u201cThe threat posed \u2062by domestic violent \u2063extremists is persistent, evolving, and deadly.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe FBI\u2019s goal is to detect and stop terrorist attacks, and our focus is \u2064on potential criminal violations, violence and threats of violence. Anti-government or anti-authority\u200c violent extremism is \u2062one category of domestic terrorism, \u2062as well\u200b as\u2063 one of the FBI\u2019s top threat\u2063 priorities.\u201d He continued, \u201cWe are committed to protecting the safety and \u2064constitutional \u2064rights of all Americans and will never open an investigation based solely on First Amendment protected \u200dactivity,\u2064 including a person\u2019s political beliefs or affiliations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to FBI Director Christopher Wray, the January 6<sup>th<\/sup> event was \u201cnot an isolated event\u201d and the threat is \u201cnot going away anytime soon.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the FBI and \u200bthe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reportedly released a joint report in which they stated that threats from \u201cextremists\u201d have increased in the \u200dlast two years. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThreats from\u2026DVEs [domestic violent extremists] have increased in the last two years, and any further increases in threats likely\u2064 will \u2062correspond to potential flashpoints, such as high-profile elections and campaigns or contentious \u2063current events,\u201d it read. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In October, 2022, the FBI reportedly created a new subcategory, named \u2063AGAVE-Other, which\u200c stands for anti-government, anti-authority\u2064 violent extremism, describing those who were a threat and classifies as \u201cdomestic violent extremists who\u2064 cite anti-government or anti-authority \u200cmotivations for violence or criminal\u200b activity not otherwise defined, such as individuals motivated by a desire to commit violence against those with a real or perceived association\u200b with a\u200b specific\u200d political \u2064party or faction of a specific political party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to additional\u2063 government insiders who spoke to <em>Newsweek<\/em>, the AGAAVE-Other designation refers to political violence associated with Trump supporters.<\/p>\n<p> The FBI agent reportedly said that the \u200dAGAAVE threat \u201cincludes anarchist violent extremists, militia violent \u2064extremists, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-attack-braun-questions-why-dni-identified-abortion-related-violent-extremists-as-principal-threat-but-not-blm-and-antifa\/\" title=\"\u2018Wild Attack\u2019: Braun Questions Why DNI Identified \u2018Abortion Related Violent Extremists\u2019 As Principal Threat, But Not BLM And Antifa\">sovereign citizen violent extremists<\/a>, and other violent extremists,\u200b some of whom are motivated by a desire to harm those with a\u2062 real or perceived association with a political party or faction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking \u200bnews blasts directly to your\u2064 inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Jim Jordan might be the next House Speaker, while Donald Trump makes an appeal in his N.Y. Civil Case.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The world \u2064is closely watching the U.S. political turmoil, witnessing historic events: \u2064The first-ever removal of a House Speaker,\u2064 with\u200b 8 Republicans joining Democrats to make it happen. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>45th President Trump\u200b blasts the New \u2062York judge presiding over his \u200bcivil \u2063suit, Arthur Engoron, claiming he is a partisan actor who has predetermined that Trump is guilty. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>45th President Donald Trump\u2019s New York \u200dcivil suit continues to march \u200cforward but legal experts are blasting the process and law that New\u200c York Attorney General Letitia James is \u2062using. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta is planning to lay off employees on Wednesday in the unit of its metaverse-oriented Reality Labs division focused on\u200b creating custom silicon<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s fraud trial got under way with jury selection on Tuesday, nearly a year after \u200chis\u200c now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange\u2019s\u00a0collapse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-crypto-market-bears-the-scars-of-ftxs-collapse\/\" title=\"FTX's collapse left lasting scars on the crypto market.\">global cryptocurrency market remains badly scarred<\/a> following the tumultuous \u2062collapse\u200b of crypto exchange FTX and other big players last \u200byear<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A California federal judge\u200c has ruled people who \u200bown Tesla cars must pursue autopilot claims in individual arbitration rather than court.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200d What are the \u200darguments for and against the FBI&#8217;s targeting of Trump\u200b supporters based on their perceived association with \u200ca\u200c specific political party?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Or perceived association with a specific political party or faction of a specific political party.\u201d\u2062 This new designation allows the FBI to focus on individuals who may pose\u2062 a threat to public safety\u2063 based on their political beliefs or\u2062 affiliations.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that targeting Trump supporters is a violation of their constitutional rights to\u2063 free speech \u2063and political expression. They \u2064argue that\u200c the FBI&#8217;s actions are politically motivated \u200dand aim to suppress conservative voices in the lead-up \u200bto the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>However, supporters of the FBI&#8217;s actions argue that the threat of domestic extremism is real and must \u2063be taken seriously. They\u2063 point to\u200c the \u200bevents\u200b of\u2064 January 6th, 2021, when a violent \u2063mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, as evidence of\u200b the need for heightened vigilance. They argue\u200c that\u200b the\u200c FBI&#8217;s primary \u200bgoal is to protect\u200b the \u200dsafety of all Americans and prevent acts \u2064of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director \u200bChristopher Wray has emphasized that the January 6th event was \u200dnot an isolated incident and that the threat of domestic\u2062 extremism is ongoing. He has stated that\u2063 the FBI will continue to prioritize investigations into potential criminal\u200c violations, violence, \u200cand threats of violence.\u200d Wray\u200d has also \u200breiterated the\u200d FBI&#8217;s commitment\u2063 to upholding the constitutional rights of all Americans, including their right \u2062to freedom of speech and political beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI&#8217;s increased focus on Trump supporters comes \u200bas part of a \u200bbroader effort to combat domestic extremism. In a joint report with the Department of Homeland Security, they highlighted \u2062the increasing threats from extremists over the past two years and warned that\u2064 these threats may escalate during high-profile elections and contentious current\u2063 events.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 creation of the AGAVE-Other\u200d subcategory by\u2063 the FBI \u2062further demonstrates their commitment \u2063to addressing domestic violent extremism. This \u2064subcategory specifically refers to \u2063anti-government and anti-authority \u2064violent extremists, including those motivated \u200dby a\u2062 desire to \u200bharm individuals associated with a\u2062 specific political \u200dparty.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2062 the intentions \u200bof the FBI may be to\u2064 prevent \u2064violence and ensure public safety, the targeting of Trump supporters raises concerns \u2062about political bias and the potential infringement of \u2062First Amendment rights.\u200b Balancing\u200c the need for\u2063 national security with the protection of individual freedoms is a delicate \u200cprocess that requires transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064conclusion, the FBI&#8217;s alleged\u2062 discreet targeting of former President Donald\u200c Trump supporters has caused controversy and debate. While \u2063some argue that the bureau is fulfilling its duty to prevent\u2063 violence\u200c and protect the \u200dpublic,\u200d critics\u200b argue that these actions \u200dinfringe upon the constitutional rights of individuals. As the 2024 elections approach, it is crucial to find \u200ca balance between maintaining national security and upholding the\u200d fundamental principles of free speech and\u2063 political expression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An anonymous FBI agent claims that the FBI is covertly focusing on ex-President Trump&#8217;s followers to prevent potential violence before the 2024 elections. 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