Countering Violent Extremism
Staten Island Man Charged With Threatening Post-Election Violence
Brian Maiorana was arrested on Nov. 10 for making threatening interstate communications.
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Brian Maiorana was arrested on Nov. 10 for making threatening interstate communications.
Heading into Tuesday, there was a very long list of things that could go wrong. Many have not come to pass so far.
This was not the election result for which millions of Americans were hoping. It is, however, a tremendous opportunity to bolster and strengthen American democracy.
Congress and ordinary citizens should take steps now to deter the Trump administration from destroying evidence of wrongdoing.
The intelligence bureaucracy still looks remarkably apolitical.
Elections are the one context in which Congress has been clear that otherwise broad authorities are not generally available to the president.
The prospect is a nightmare for the intelligence services.
The Second Amendment doesn’t offer cover to bring a gun to the polls, nor to use one to intimidate voters.
Cyber Command plays a part of the U.S.’s election defense, but other entities are better positioned to defend against certain election interference threats.
The Anti-Defamation League’s monitoring of extremist groups suggests that election-motivated violence could yield more domestic terrorism threats, which if fully realized, could pose a threat to ensuring free and fair elections.