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Authorities with the US Justice Department are taking anti-government groups ever more seriously, and will be forming a new unit focusing on domestic terrorism, Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Olsen said the genesis of the unit comes against the backdrop of a growing threat presented by violent extremists in the US.
“We face an elevated threat from domestic violent extremists â that is, individuals in the United States who seek to commit violent criminal acts in furtherance of domestic social or political goals,” Olsen told a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee…
