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Michigan lawmakers take on key role in fight against terrorism
Michigan has been home to militias since before it became a state
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Two Michigan Legislatures are taking prominent roles in that fight.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who served as an expert in militias and terrorism for the CIA, announced Thursday she will bring that experience to combating domestic terrorism. She joins Sen. Gary Peters on what will be a new focus on homegrown terrorists.
“There are now more domestic terrorists open cases than foreign terrorist open cases,” Slotkin said. “The lion’s share are around white supremacy and advocacy of white supremacy.”
GOP Sen. Josh Hawley wrote a column in defense of militia members in the wake of Oklahoma City bombing when he was 15 kmclaughlin@businessinsider.com (Kelly McLaughlin)
Sen. Josh Hawley wrote a column defending militia members when he was 15 years old.
The column was published in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.
Hawley supported Trump s voter-fraud claims after the 2020 presidential election.
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, who backed former President Donald Trump s voter-fraud claims following the 2020 election, defended militia members in a column after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, when he was 15 years old, The Kansas City Star reported.
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The column was published in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.
Hawley supported Trump s voter-fraud claims after the 2020 presidential election.
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, who backed former President Donald Trump s voter-fraud claims following the 2020 election, defended militia members in a column after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, when he was 15 years old, The Kansas City Star reported.
The Star reported that following the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Hawley wrote a column for his hometown paper, The Lexington News, in which he warned against calling antigovernment militia members domestic terrorists.