domestic terrorism

Foiled NC Terrorist Plot Buried When It Didn’t Fit Counter-Terrorism Narrative

On October 6, a narrowly foiled terror plot failed to capture national media coverage despite the attack’s clear intent to kill innocent Americans. According to reports, the alleged perpetrator, 46-year-old Michael Christopher Estes, planted in the Asheville Regional Airport an improvised explosive device — which was later rendered safe by bomb technicians from the local police department, several minutes after it was sc

Emails Show Police Downplayed Threat Of Far-Right Groups In Charlottesville

Shadowproof has obtained all emails sent from the University of Virginia’s (UVA) police chief during the “Unite the Right” rally under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
The emails are dated August 11 and 12, and reveal UVA police chief Michael Gibson’s internal handling of the march that resulted in the death of counterprotester Heather Heyer.
One email shows Gibson declining an offer by nearby George Mason University’s chief of police, Carl Rowan, Jr., to send additional officers for assistance.

Following Backlash,Trump Finally Condemns White Supremacists

WASHINGTON – President Trump denounced the KKK and other hate groups Monday after declining to do so on Saturday after deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va. at a white supremacist rally.
“To anyone who acted criminally in this weekend’s racist violence, you will be held fully accountable. Justice will be delivered,” Trump said during a brief White House News conference.