Right-wing extremism and the FBI
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In the wake of the January 6th riot at the Capitol, which itself was preceded by multiple attacks on state governments by right-wing extremists, Attorney General Merrick Garland said publicly that domestic terrorism from white nationalist groups is now as much of a concern as foreign terrorism for the Department of Justice. Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman and Victoria Bassetti are joined by Michael German, a former FBI special agent who spent years undercover infiltrating violent right-wing extremist groups in the 1990s. He talks about why the FBI seems to ignore the violent deeds and threats posed by these groups while simultaneously going after environmentalists, anti-war activists, and Black Lives Matter protestors.
Plus, our hosts talk about the political implications of the infighting in the GOP, and the renewed attempts to ostracize Rep. Liz Cheney (WY) for her refusal to toe the party line on the \\u201cBig Lie\\u201d about the 2020 Presidential election.
GUEST:
- Michael German (@RethinkIntel), fellow, Brennan Center for Justice; former FBI special agent
HOSTS:
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- Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff), Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo News \\n
- Daniel Klaidman (@dklaidman), Editor in Chief, Yahoo News \\n
- Victoria Bassetti (@VBass), fellow, Brennan Center for Justice (contributing co-host) \\n
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RESOURCES:
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- \\nAttorney General Merrick Garland testifies before a House subcommittee on the DOJ budget (May 4) \\n
- \\n\\u201cProsecutors Are Said to Have Sought Aggressive Approach to Capitol Riot Inquiry\\u201d by Katie Benner (New York Times, Apr. 27) \\n
- \\n\\u201cCheney could be \\u2018toast\\u2019 in fight with Trump over GOP future\\u201d by Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, and Mead Gruver (AP, May 5) \\n
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