Garland claimed, "this is the first I know about it."<ref>https://youtu.be/0rqji93g8p4</ref> Previously Garland referred to January 6 protests as "the most dangerous threat to democracy" in his [[law enforcement]] and judicial career and compared it to the [[Oklahoma City bombing]] case. In a June 15, 2021 speech announcing a new enhanced domestic terrorism policy Garland cited the takeover off a federal building as a motivation for the new policy, describing it as an ‘assault on a mainstay of our democratic system.’ Garalnd said that prosecuting ‘extremist attacks on our democratic institutions remains central to the mission’ of the Department of Justice. | Garland claimed, "this is the first I know about it."<ref>https://youtu.be/0rqji93g8p4</ref> Previously Garland referred to January 6 protests as "the most dangerous threat to democracy" in his [[law enforcement]] and judicial career and compared it to the [[Oklahoma City bombing]] case. In a June 15, 2021 speech announcing a new enhanced domestic terrorism policy Garland cited the takeover off a federal building as a motivation for the new policy, describing it as an ‘assault on a mainstay of our democratic system.’ Garalnd said that prosecuting ‘extremist attacks on our democratic institutions remains central to the mission’ of the Department of Justice. |