FBI documents apparently leaked by a bureau whistleblower suggest that federal law enforcement is treating threats against school board members as potential acts of domestic terrorism. Retired FBI agent Marc Ruskin spoke with The Epoch Times about what the documents mean and why they matter. Though the FBI whistleblower’s revelations have sparked outrage by parents, civil libertarians, and Republican lawmakers, the documents themselves don’t say much. The whistleblower provided an Oct. 20 email sent by Carlton L. Peeples, who serves in the bureau’s Inspection Division, saying that the Counterterrorism and Criminal Division “created a threat tag, EDUOFFICIALS, to track instances of related threats.” “We ask that your offices apply the threat tag to investigations and assessments of threats specifically directed against school board administrators, board members, teachers, and staff,” reads the email, signed by Counterterrorism Division assistant director Timothy Langan and then-Criminal Division assistant director Calvin Shivers. Though the email …
The Significance of FBI Whistleblower Documents on Parents and Domestic Terrorism: Marc Ruskin
November 18, 2021
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