U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday said that a extremist groups including Antifa are largely responsible for ongoing riots in many cities. There is evidence “foreign actors” are involved.
“As I told the governors on Monday, we understand the distinction between three different sets of actors here,” Barr told a press conference. “The large preponderance of those who are protesting are peaceful demonstrators who are exercising their First Amendment rights.
“At some demonstrations, however, there are groups that exploit the opportunity to engage in such crimes as looting,” he continued. “And finally, at some demonstrations, there are extremist agitators who are hijacking the protests to pursue their own separate and violent agenda. (Barr’s full presser can be viewed below).
AG BARR: “We have evidence that Antifa and other similar extremist groups as well as actors of a variety of different political persuasions have been involved in instigating and participating in the violent activity. We are also seeing foreign actors playing all sides..” pic.twitter.com/c0NKFU3mdY
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“We have evidence that Antifa and other similar extremist groups, as well as actors of a variety of different political persuasions, have been involved in instigating and participating in the violent activity,” Barr noted further. “We are also seeing foreign actors playing all sides to exacerbate the violence.”
The AG said that the Justice Department was continuing efforts to restore order.
When pressed for specifics, Barr noted that the DoJ and other intelligence agencies have identified a “witch’s brew of a lot of extremist organizations” that are involved in fomenting violence at protests.
The AG noted that Antifa is just one such group, but that there are several others that are also provoking violence.
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“Foreign actors” says the AG, but he doesn’t say who (?)… Maoist Chinese perhaps ??? or Latin illegals ??? Pardon Mr. AG if I feel that you are leaving us hanging here…
Here with go with the foreigner excuse again. I recall just a few weeks ago this coward Barr brought up Russian election interference again.
There’s plenty of Americans involved in leading this nationwide violence. Barr has arrested ZERO leaders.
The only people the DOJ has arrested were the crazies caught incriminating themselves on fb or other obvious ways.
The nation needs actions not words, and Barr is not an action oriented person. Maybe next he will go on ABC and say Trump is hampering the control of violence.
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We need answers not proclamations and speculation, gets Trump in trouble when he makes aggressive announcements
Barr’s PR press conferences fool some people.
The DOJ should have evidence gathered over the past 9 years, but the USA has not had a decent AG in that period, including presently.
Competent, oath following AGs investigate and counter known terrorist groups before it becomes a nationwide problem. Disgraceful cowards who obstruct justice such as Barr give speeches.
There is no doubt Obama’s DOJ would have destroyed all that evidence. But the fact is we don’t know what Barr has been & is gathering. But unlike the previous president & his AGs, Barr cares about this country. We are all impatient for action. But if anyone will do the job, he will.
Throwing our rock solid criminal referrals on McCabe & Comey last year is not caring for the country. Words are unpersuasive. Letting his DOJ frame Stone & Flynn is not caring. Withholding evidence from Flynn for 15 months is not caring. Grandstanding with PR events and issuig ZERO indictments during national emergencies is not caring.
His FBI could arrest numerous people TODAY for crossing state lines with violent intentions.
GO GIT ‘EM !! And don’t tell us about it. Just make them disappear.