FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed on Tuesday that the bureau is investigating more than 1,700 domestic terrorism cases, as he was speaking before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“We have 3500 international terrorism investigations … 1700 domestic terrorism investigations, a large chunk of which are nihilistic violent extremism … those who engage in violent acts motivated by a deep hatred of society,” Patel told lawyers in a prepared statement.
The FBI has experienced a “300% increase in cases opened this year alone versus the same time last year.”
In his remarks, Patel also made reference to the “764” group, a decentralized international network of online predators that has been classified as an extremist group….