Biden orders review of domestic violent extremism threat

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By ERIC TUCKER | AP
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Sat, 2021-01-23 06:28

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has directed law enforcement and intelligence officials in his administration to study the threat of domestic violent extremism in the United States, an undertaking being launched weeks after a mob of insurgents loyal to Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol.

Members of the Proud Boys, including organizer Joe Biggs, third from right, march across the Hawthorne Bridge during an "End Domestic Terrorism" rally in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. Biggs was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 for taking part in the siege of the US Capitol earlier this month. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, file)
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