FBI is de-emphasizing domestic terrorism enforcement: Reporter rebukes Kash Patel's opening remarks

Crime Statistics & Enforcement - The FBI received 16,000 submissions to its digital media enterprise and tip lines regarding the Charlie Kirk assassination investigation [1] - The FBI has arrested over 23,000 violent criminals, more than twice the number from the same period last year [6] - Over 6,000 illegal firearms have been taken off the streets [7] - The FBI has identified and located more than 4,700 child victims, a 35% increase from the same time last year [7] - 1,500 child predators have been arrested, a 5% increase from the same time last year [7] - 300 human traffickers have been arrested, a 10% increase from the same time last year [8] - Over 350 members of Trend Arawa, a foreign terrorist organization, have been arrested, a 250% increase from the same time last year [8][9] - The FBI has captured four top 10 fugitives from the FBI's top 10 most wanted list [9] - The FBI is on track to have the lowest murder rate in modern American history, with double-digit percentage decreases [12][13] - The FBI has seized nearly 1,000 kg of meth and cocaine and 1,600 kg of fentanyl, a 25% increase in fentanyl seizures from the same time last year, enough to potentially kill 115 million Americans [16][17] - The FBI has made nearly 60 counter intelligence arrests this year, a 30% increase from the same time period last year [19] - The FBI has seen a 300% increase in domestic terrorism cases opened this year versus the same time last year [22][23] Operational Initiatives - The FBI's flagship operation, Summer Heat, is surging resources to major and mid-major cities to target gangs, transnational organizations, and drug trafficking cartels [14] - Violent crime arrests have increased by an average of 250% in New Orleans and Nashville [15] - The FBI is going after companies that manufacture opioid precursors overseas, including in mainland China, and seizing their cryptocurrency wallets [17][18] - The FBI is combating ransomware and cyber threats, arresting individuals suspected of supporting ISIS, and addressing crimes involving harm to children online [21][22] Resource Allocation - Every district and state has received an increase of almost 1,000 FBI personnel, agents, and special operators [11]