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House Dem wants to freeze financial assets of domestic extremists, including some Jan. 6 rioters
[FOX] Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer on Monday announced the introduction of new legislation that would freeze the financial assets of a range of potential terrorist threats, from those inspired by ISIS to some groups involved in the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill.The Democrat from New Jersey described his bill, the Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorists and Enemy Recruits Act, or the FASTER Act, as one that would allow authorities to "freeze the assets of ISIS-inspired lone-wolf terrorists or other domestic extremists that are arrested on U.S. soil." "We simply can’t run the risk of funds being utilized by an ISIS-inspired terrorist or domestic extremist to carry out another attack, whether that’s at Ground Zero, a shooting in Jersey City targeting the Jewish community, in temples, at schools..." Gottheimer said. Gottheimer spoke on the first day that Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, was standing trial for his role in what federal prosecutors say was attempted "armed rebellion" during the Jan. 6 protest. Gottheimer said Rhodes and others in that group are "domestic terrorists" who tried to "overthrow the government." Related: Stewart Rhodes: 2022-09-28 Jan. 6 sedition trial gets going for leader of extremist Oath Keepers Stewart Rhodes: 2022-09-02 Lawyer for far-right group arrested in connection to January 6 attack on US Capitol Stewart Rhodes: 2022-01-14 Oath Keepers leader, 10 others charged in seditious plot to breach U.S. Capitol during January 6 Posted by: Besoeker 2022-10-04 |
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