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Why New Laws Against White Supremacist Violence Are the Wrong Response to El Paso
The notion that existing terrorism laws apply only to those who commit violence on behalf of groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS is flat-out false.
Trevor Aaronson
Trevor Aaronson is an award-winning investigative journalist. His forthcoming book “Bad Guys,” about the FBI, will be published February 2027 by Grand Central Publishing in the U.S. and Monoray in the U.K. He is the author of “The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism,” and has created several audio documentaries, including the Audible Original series “Pulse: The Untold Story” and the iHeart series “Alphabet Boys.” A Peabody Award winner and two-time Livingston Awards finalist, he focuses on abuses of power in law enforcement and national security.
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Trump's Pick for Top Intelligence Job Bragged of Experience as Terror Prosecutor -- But He Doesn't Have Any
Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe has long exaggerated his role in the Holy Land prosecution as a way of bolstering his national security bona fides.
Justice Department Agrees to Drop Charges in Sleazy Las Vegas Sting “Operation Bo-Tox”
"They came after me in a highly invasive sting," defendant Emile Bouari told The Intercept. "The case would have revealed terrible abuse of power.”
The Threat Within
FBI's Leniency Toward Border Vigilante Contrasts With Harsh Treatment of "Black Identity Extremist"
While militia leader Larry Hopkins remained free to terrorize immigrants, Christopher Daniels was jailed for months, losing his home and his job.
Is “Terrorist Recidivism” Real?
Those who believe the release of “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh poses a new threat to our collective safety simply haven’t been paying attention.
Annotating Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Redacted Report
Intercept reporters analyze the redacted version of Robert Mueller's “Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Election.”
The Threat Within
Donald Trump Helped Turn a Christian Extremist Into an Alleged Domestic Terrorist
Michael Hari’s story shows how our increasingly divisive, conspiracy-laden culture is pushing troubled people toward extremism and violence.
The Threat Within
Violent Far-Right Extremists Are Rarely Prosecuted as Terrorists
Since 9/11 federal prosecutors have applied anti-terrorism laws against 34 right-wing extremists compared to more than 500 international terrorism defendants.
The Threat Within
The Domestic Terrorism Law the Justice Department Forgot
The U.S. has a powerful anti-terrorism law — but it’s only been used once against a far-right extremist since 9/11.
The Threat Within
How Individual States Have Criminalized Terrorism
Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia have their own anti-terrorism laws.