Both Garland and Mayorkas testified that white supremacist groups pose the most serious domestic national security threat in the U.S., reinforcing what analysts have long concluded about far-right organizations.
“Domestic violent extremists pose an elevated threat in 2021 and in the FBI’s view, the top domestic violent extremist threat we face comes from racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists, specifically those who advocate for the superiority of the white race,” Garland told lawmakers at the top of the hearing.
“We don't care what the ideology is, violations of law are pursued and are prosecuted.
“There was an attempt to interfere with the fundamental passing of an element of our democracy, the peaceful transfer of power.
And if there has to be a hierarchy of things that we prioritize, this would be the one we'd prioritize.
“We are intensely focused on the information with respect to Russia's effort to sow discord and disunity in our country.
Mayorkas sought to dispel any concerns that swelling migration at the southern border could present a terror threat. »
