Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified intelligence records on Friday detailing how the Biden Administration labeled those who opposed COVID-19 pandemic measures, such as lockdowns and masking, as “domestic violent extremists.”
Former FBI agent Steve Friend previously told Public that the designation was created in order to open formal investigations into the previous administration’s political opponents.
Gabbard confirmed the report by releasing a December 2021 analysis that was co-authored by the FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). Titled, “DVEs and Foreign Analogues May React Violently to COVID-19 Mitigation Mandates,” the 7-page report gave vague descriptions of what would qualify an individual as a “domestic violent extremist.”
The report listed those who subscribed to Q-Anon conspiracy theories and even individuals who simply questioned mRNA technology as potential threats.
“Prominent narratives include,” the report stated, “the belief that COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe, especially for children, are part of a government or global conspiracy to deprive individuals of their civil liberties and livelihoods, or are designed to start a new social or political order.”
According to Friend, the report was authored in order to censor speech online. “It’s a way they could go to social