On Monday, Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and FBI Director Christopher Wray unveiled their latest strategy to combat what they term as "election threats."
This move, however, has been criticized by some as an attempt to suppress American citizens' voices.
Garland, who has been linked to the historical persecution of opposition candidate Donald J. Trump, led the discussion in Washington DC. Critics argue that Garland himself should be considered a significant election threat.
During the discussion, Garland highlighted the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI's efforts to safeguard elections from national security threats. He stated, "It includes our National Security Divisions and the FBIs work to protect our elections from national security threats, including malign foreign influence and cyber-enabled campaigns."
However, these statements have been met with skepticism, with critics labeling Garland, Monaco, and Wray as some of the most controversial and corrupt officials in Washington DC today.
Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) pointed out the timing of this announcement, which comes just a week after the Biden administration was compelled to dissolve the unlawful DHS Intelligence Experts Group. This group, filled with deep state partisans like James Clapper and John Brennan, was disbanded following a lawsuit by America First Legal and Ambassador Richard Grenell.
Cybersecurity expert Mike Benz offered his insights on this latest move by the government. According to Benz, the government is deeming all "misinformation narratives" as having a campaign behind them. He argues that any US civilian who amplifies such narratives is considered to be participating in said "campaign."
Benz further elaborated on this issue during a conversation with Lou Dobbs. He described the situation as an "extraordinary scandal" that originated in the run-up to the 2020 election. For the first time, the United States had a permanent domestic censorship office within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Benz explained that the DHS justified its intervention by claiming that any online post undermining public faith in critical infrastructure was effectively a cybersecurity attack. This, he argues, is a "dirty trick" used to justify censorship.
Benz's organization, FFO, has been at the forefront of reporting on this issue. There have been several Congressional hearings and lawsuits, one of which is currently awaiting a decision at the Supreme Court. However, the Supreme Court has temporarily lifted the injunction, allowing the FBI and DHS to continue their activities.
Benz referred to the Supreme Court case Murthy vs. Missouri, which includes The Gateway Pundits Jim Hoft as one of five plaintiffs. He argued that the FBI and DHS are taking advantage of this interim period to resume their activities from the 2020 election.
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