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FBI failed to submit report on domestic terrorism due in June
Congress scrapped new requirement in latest defense bill January 12, 2021 4:01 AM By Roxana Tiron
Days before a mob of President Donald Trumpâs supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Congress scrapped a requirement in the annual defense policy bill for a domestic terrorist threat assessment that could have helped shed light on the deadly incident.
Lawmakers with oversight of national security agreed that a new report on domestic terrorism wasnât necessary because the previous annual defense law already required such an assessment. Thereâs only one problem: The FBI has failed to submit the report, which was due in June, leaving lawmakers without intelligence about mounting threats.
The U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, the uniformed leaders of the military branches, on Tuesday put out a rare message to service members saying the violent riots last week were an assault on America's constitutional process and against the law.
How many troops were involved in the Capitol riot? Figuring that out won’t be easy January 11 Pro-Trump groups occupy the steps of the Capitol building and stand atop an armored government vehicle Jan. 6, 2021. (Kyle Rempfer/Staff) Days after a deadly insurrection at the Capitol, Defense Department officials are unsure how many, if any, active-duty troops took part in the Jan. 6 riots. Finding out how many, and what to do about them, is easier said than done. “.investigations into service members fall under the services,” a defense official told Military Times on Monday. “If the member is no longer in the military it would fall under DoJ”.