{"id":311888,"date":"2021-03-25T18:46:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T22:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=311888"},"modified":"2021-03-25T18:47:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T22:47:25","slug":"report-intelligence-community-shift-from-external-to-internal-threats-has-critics-worried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-intelligence-community-shift-from-external-to-internal-threats-has-critics-worried\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Intelligence Community shift from external to internal \u2018threats\u2019 has critics worried"},"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\">24<\/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%2Freport-intelligence-community-shift-from-external-to-internal-threats-has-critics-worried%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=311888&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--><div id=\"attachment_2391767\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2391767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON \u2013 MARCH 09: The seal of the F.B.I. hung in the Flag Room at the bureau\u2019s headquaters March 9, 2007 in Washington, DC.&nbsp; (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:45 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, March 25, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Critics are sounding the alarm over the U.S. Intelligence Community\u2019s increasing involvement in domestic politics.<\/p>\n<p>In mid-March, a declassified report produced by the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, claimed \u201cdomestic violence extremism poses a heightened threat in 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Intelligence Community, domestic extremists \u201cmotivated by a range of ideologies\u201d pose an elevated threat to the homeland. The attorney general, FBI, CIA and other agencies also contributed to the report.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2391768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2391768\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2391768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3573.jpeg\" alt=\"The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is seen at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, April 13, 2016. (Photo by SAUL LOEB \/ AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"630\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3573.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3574.jpeg 303w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2391768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is shown at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, April 13, 2016. (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The report listed \u201cdomestic violent extremists\u201d as those who resist the government in the belief that it is purposely exceeding its constitutional authority, or who oppose federal and state laws, particularly those related to firearms ownership.<\/p>\n<p>It also identified extremists as those who oppose governing institutions which are perceived as harmful to society. Anyone believed to be an extremist could be subjected to surveillance, monitoring and other restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Critics, however, pointed out that while the government should investigate and prevent violence, it\u2019s important to recognize the limits the Intel Community has to involve itself in domestic law enforcement and domestic political activity.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts said the Intelligence Community\u2019s involvement in citizens\u2019 domestic activity is \u201cone of the most dangerous breaches of civil liberties the U.S. government can perpetrate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Intelligence overreach into the life of a private citizen was highlighted in 2016, when the FBI launched surveillance against former Trump aide Carter Page.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the CIA investigated the so-called \u201cRussia-gate\u201d affair, with an apparent intent to alter the outcome of the election.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump in 2017 tweeted the Intelligence Community was building a case against him. This was referenced by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who said opposing the Intelligence Community would be a mistake.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2391769\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2391769\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2391769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3577.jpeg\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NY - MAY 15:  U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference outside New York Penn Station calling for a greater funding and safety for U.S. railways on May 15, 2015 in New York City. The four point plan comes on the heels of an Amtrak train accident outside Philadelphia that killed 8 people and injured more than 200 others.  (Photo by Andrew Burton\/Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3577.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3578.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3580.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3581.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2391769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEW YORK, NY \u2013 MAY 15: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke at a press conference outside New York Penn Station on May 15, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou take on the Intelligence Community, they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you,\u201d Schumer said. \u201cSo, even for a practical, supposedly hard-nosed businessman, he\u2019s being really dumb to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, the House Intelligence Committee raised questions about the surveillance against Page, saying the agency was biased against President Trump. Then, in 2020, the Justice Department Inspector General found the FBI disregarded its own procedures when it targeted Page.<\/p>\n<p>In light of the report, Republicans in the House and Senate, including Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), called on the IG to testify.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2391770\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2391770\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2391770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3582.jpeg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19:  U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) questions Ambassador Kurt Volker, former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, a former official at the National Security Council, as they testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill November 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony during the third day of open hearings in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, whom House Democrats say held back U.S. military aid for Ukraine while demanding it investigate his political rivals. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin - Pool\/Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3582.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3583.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3584.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3585.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2391770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 NOVEMBER 19: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is shown on Capitol Hill November 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin \u2013 Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey had a random sample, and every single one they looked at had significant errors,\u201d Jordan said. \u201cThis management advisory letter that they sent out to the Justice Department is basically like pulling the fire alarm with this whole FISA process, and I think what it really underscores is, why won\u2019t Jerry Nadler, why won\u2019t Chairwoman Maloney over on the Oversight Committee, why won\u2019t they bring in Mr. Horowitz for an investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the Biden administration and top Democrats have been pushing to have war on terror law applied for domestic purposes, with Homeland Security shifting from outside threats to so-called \u201cdomestic extremists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics have likened the shifting focus from external to internal threats to the Soviet KGB-style of state security.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2020 said he could see working with Joe Biden and his administration, since they shared common ground in Soviet ideologies.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-rubio-unveils-bill-to-ban-sba-treasury-loans-for-chinese-firms\/\">Sen. Rubio Unveils Bill To Ban SBA &amp; Treasury Loans For Chinese Firms<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 MARCH 09: The seal of the F.B.I. hung in the Flag Room at the bureau\u2019s headquaters March 9, 2007 in Washington, DC.\u00a0 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images) OAN &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2311171,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3573.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Report: Intelligence Community shift from external to internal \u2018threats\u2019 has critics worried","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-311888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3573.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Report: Intelligence Community shift from external to internal \u2018threats\u2019 has critics worried","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2311171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}