The FBI more than doubled its domestic terrorism investigations over the past 18 months to deal with a significant rise in violent extremist activity, director says.
FBI Director Christopher Wray and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas outlined what threats the U.S. faces and what's being done to combat them.FBI Director Christopher Wray told a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday morning that the bureau has been forced to surge resources toward its domestic terrorism investigations in the past 18 months -- increasing personnel by 260% to help handle a caseload that has more than doubled from roughly 1,000 ongoing investigations to 2,700.
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, who appeared alongside Wray, agreed with him that social media is a"terrain that can so easily propagate misinformation, false information and allow communications to occur among loosely affiliated individuals."Wray offered more detail during questioning with Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah.
Wray added that officials are"concerned that with developments in Afghanistan, among other things... I think we anticipate, unfortunately, growth in both categories as we look ahead, over the next couple years." "Overall, the FBI assesses that the January 6th siege of the Capitol Complex demonstrates a willingness by some to use violence against the government in furtherance of their political and social goals," Wray said in written testimony provided to the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
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