DoJ creates unit to counter domestic terrorism after Capitol attack
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We face an elevated threat from domestic violent extremists,' says assistant attorney general of the national security division
The Biden administration is creating a new unit in the justice department to counter domestic terrorism following the deadly US Capitol attack by supporters of Donald Trump, a senior official said on Tuesday.
We face an elevated threat from domestic violent extremists," Matthew Olsen, assistant attorney general of the national security division, told a hearing held by the Senate judiciary committee.
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