FBI asked to take action against pro-abortion terrorist
A top Republican is calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray to take the “threat of pro-abortion violent extremism” seriously when investigating the targeting of anti-abortion groups and to brief the Senate on the bureau’s efforts “to combat this wave of abortion-related violence.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, raised the topic with Wray in a letter this week following the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and returning the regulation of abortion laws to the states on Friday.
Since the May 2 leak of a draft of the Supreme Court’s opinion, there have been heightened threats against Supreme Court Justices and anti-abortion advocates, including a rash of attacks and vandalism targeting anti-abortion activist groups , pregnancy centers, and churches across the country. The GOP senator told Wray: “I want to ensure that these violent attacks are recognized by the FBI and are being properly investigated for what they are — cases of abortion-related violent extremism.”
“Current threats from abortion extremists are impending, serious, and dangerous,” Grassley told Wray. “The FBI was not prepared for the torrent of leftwing violence that was unleashed the summer before last. Responding to the current threat of pro-abortion violent extremism will require the FBI to continue its efforts to identify and investigate cases of abortion-related violence across our country at a high rate. I request a briefing from the FBI on your preparedness to counter another potential summer of riots and your efforts thus far to combat this wave of abortion-related violence.”
The FBI told the Washington Examiner earlier this month that it did not have a comment on any specific groups carrying out the violence but acknowledged an inquiry is underway.
“The FBI is investigating a series of attacks and threats targeting pregnancy resource centers and faith-based organizations across the country,” a spokesperson for the FBI's national press office said. “The FBI takes all threats seriously, and we continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners and will remain vigilant to protect our communities.”
THREATS AGAINST JUDGES AND COURTS SURGE BY 387%
The Supreme Court’s Friday ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned 1973’s Roe and 1992’s Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, which had declared a right to abortion and severely limited the ability of states to outlaw the practice.
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“Perhaps most concerning are organized violent groups like Jane’s Revenge and Ruth Sent Us. Jane’s Revenge has distributed flyers around the Washington, D.C. area calling for riots after the Court overturns Roe v. Wade. The flyers explicitly call for a 'night of rage' and encourage supporters of Jane’s Revenge to ‘hit the streets’ and ‘riot.’ It also makes threats to ‘oppressors’ — stating that ‘if abortions aren’t safe, you’re not either.’ Their words have matched their actions. They’ve taken credit for fire bombings of crisis pregnancy centers in Madison, WI; Amherst, NY; Buffalo, NY; and Gresham, OR.”
More than 100 House Republicans sent a letter to Garland this month that called on the Department of Justice to investigate the incidents as acts of domestic terrorism.
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The Biden administration needs to crack down and the leftist terrorism. Wray and Garland need to marshall their forces to find and prosecute the perps.
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