Recent threats from militia extremists and accelerationists, including the Boogaloo Movement, who seek to accelerate society toward violent collapse. Anything that is threatening institutions, we also look at it. That is what we are doing today. It is incredibly irrelevant to me which groups we look at so long that we are looking at the principal ones that threaten peoples lives. Some of these Extremist Movements stream from ideologies that are decades old. Others are both having new. Others are relatively new. These threats range from decentralized and leaderless accelerationist networks to more structured militia groups. Antigovernment extremism is one of the Common Threads, but we often see overlap with antiimmigrant, antisemitic, antiblack, antimuslim ideologies as well, bringing these extremists into common cause with others who are extremist in nature. We have an opportunity to discuss the current Threat Landscape from these movements so we can develop an understanding of how the
Is just over an hour and a half. I see that we have a quorum present. I really want to thank everybody for joining us, its an important issue that i now recognize myself for opening remarks. Pursuant to the notice, were holding a hearing to discuss the american lives on the line come lessons for managing the russia threat. Two weeks ago startling revelations that russia put bounties on american troops serving in afghanistan. This week in the Foreign Affairs committee weve been examining this egregious attack on americans and the Top Administration failure to handle it probably. Its important for the public to know this. Ive personally been involved in four earrings. This week alone that ive with this issue and that doesnt include the actions of other committees working on their own. I just want to underscore to people listening that they should know that we in concert taking over some of this matter very seriously. The one thing if we do nothing else, the most basic and fundamental dut
From washington how much damage have trumped al bolton done to america and the rest of the world. John bolton welcome to conflict zone. To be with you thank you for having me when you became Donald Trumps National Security advisor you wrote that you thought you knew what you were getting yourself into its not true why work for and give your loyalty to a man labeled as a serial liar. Well i viewed the loyalty that i owed and i tried to live up to to the constitution in the country you know were not a Medieval Society you dont have a legal order that you personally to its not a mafia or Something Like that and the fact was in my view the country faced some serious challenges i think a number of the National Security policies during the Obama Administration had been misguided there was a chance to make a contribution and certainly went in with my eyes open but i believed at least at that time that we could have a more regular process a more typical if you will Republican Administration an
Says he isnt fit to be president anyway in a new book john bolton a long serving big beast of the Republican Party accuses mr trump of a litany of incompetence and obstruction of justice mr bolton is my guest this week from washington how much damage have trumped al bolton done to america and the rest of the world. John bolton welcome to conflict zone. Ill be with you thank you for having when you became Donald Trumps National Security adviser you wrote that you thought you knew what you were getting yourself into its not true why work for and give your loyalty to a man labeled as a serial liar. Well i viewed the loyalty that i owed and that i tried to live up to to the constitution in the country you know were not a Medieval Society you dont have a legal order that you personal loyalty to its not a mafia or Something Like that and the fact was in my view the country faced some serious challenges i think a number of the National Security policies during the Obama Administration had bee
Of two greater warriors on the topic. And they are not johnnycomelatelys on this topic. These gentlemen have been battling this topic their entire careers. Really their entire lives. Both sacrificed greatly, as i like to quote with their lives in military service and then decided that wasnt quite enough to give up for a country that they wanted to then go even further and to give the gift of their time and their talents and their sacrifice and our congress fighting on the issue of fighting communism, hiding the ccp. Im going to tell you is the wife of a former senator from missouri, there are issues you can take on a be a hero. And then there are issues you can take on and be pelted for on a daily basis. That take courage and fortitude and personal sacrifice. And this issue is an issue that if youre going to take this on, your families going to be hit. Your children are going to be hit. You are going to be hit personally on a daily basis. Death threats are just beginning of the things