It’s amazing what can be accomplished when you don’t waste your assets chasing down concerned parents’ groups and Catholics with a preference for Latin.
Did you have any idea that there have been 4260 arrests related to Foreign Terrorist Organizations since Trump came back to office? That’s an awfully big number for the ‘nothing is happening’ crowd to ponder.
What about 1,039 individuals prevented from carrying out alleged attacks? Yep. That’s the stat AG Todd Blanch led with in his address.
If each of those represented only ONE life saved, that’s amazing work. But what if it represents several? Many? Dozens? Or more than that?
The higher that multiplier goes, the bigger the impact of those disrupted attempts at bringing blood to our streets becomes. And the fact is, we have no way of knowing just how big any of those attacks may have been, individually or all together.
But here’s an example to put this number in perspective. Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21, from Butler County faces terrorism charges for pledging his head to ISIS and readying an attack on Americans.
FBI agents interdicted Kramer this weekend as he returned to a hotel in possession of three 30-round capacity rifle magazines and five boxes of rifle ammunition. The FBI then executed search warrants, seized a semiautomatic rifle and ammunition from his hotel room, and arrested him.
“As Americans observed the 25th anniversary of 9/11, our law enforcement partners were working to protect our country from the continued threat of terrorism,” said Attorney General Todd Blanche. “Their outstanding work thwarted this alleged attack before innocent lives could be lost. The Department of Justice will relentlessly pursue anyone who seeks to terrorize the American people and bring them to justice.”
“This FBI continues to move more effectively than we ever have stopping terrorists before they harm the American people,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “The subject in this case was allegedly plotting a violent attack in support of ISIS — engaging with ISIS propaganda online, building attack concepts, and repeatedly expressing extremist rhetoric — all while acquiring weapons believed to be in preparation of the attack. He has been charged with Receipt of a Firearm Knowing or Having Reasonable Cause to Believe that Such Firearm Will Be Used to Commit a Federal Crime of Terrorism. Once again, results like these are exactly why we made changes to this FBI and the way it runs – to save lives before would-be criminals can act. It’s why this FBI has disrupted 1,097 terrorists, 20% more than the last 18 months before the Trump administration started — as well as executing 42% more Foreign Terrorist Organization-related arrests and dismantling 96% more FTO’s. Outstanding job by FBI Pittsburgh and our partners.”
“Kramer was taken into custody just as he appeared to be preparing for a mass shooting that could have taken many lives, having already secured a rifle and approximately 190 rounds of ammunition for what he called his ‘mission,’” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg. “His apparent ISIS inspiration and escalation toward violence show how close this country came to a devastating attack. This arrest prevented what could have been a horrific tragedy.” — DOJ (for the full press release)
Alleged Russian agents were also arrested in SDNY.
That was just one of the many success stories the FBI has to report on since Trump returned to office.
He went on to brag on the agency nabbing ALL TEN of the ten most wanted for the first time ever, with another 6 of the top ten most wanted Fraudsters on an additional most wanted list.
Twelve daycare fraudsters were charged in California just an hour before this press conference.
Election fraud was another topic of interest, with charges being laid out and investigations ongoing.
