FBI Deputy Director Made ‘Chilling and Personal’ Threats Against Agents Questioning Jan. 6 Response: Affidavit

FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate made “chilling and personal” threats against FBI agents contrasting the agency’s response to the riots and protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death with the response to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, an affidavit states.
In the wake of the Capitol breach, the Department of Justice (DOJ) undertook the largest manhunt in department history, rounding up more than 1,000 people in connection to the event.
By contrast, in the riots following Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, only around 300 people across 29 states were charged with federal crimes.
However, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots during the summer of 2020 led to substantially more damage and casualties than the Capitol breach….}

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