The Domestic Terrorism Counsel (DTC) will serve as the main point of contact for US attorney offices across the country, but also work at the headquarters to.to identify trends across cases, shape strategy, and “analyze legal gaps or enhancements” needed to combat threats, Carlin explained.

Assistant Attorney-General John Carlin, head of the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) National Security division, announced the creation of the new post at an event co-sponsored by the George Washington University and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Wednesday.

Carlin’s announcement has prompted concerns that the US government may be using the cover of combating terrorism to go after political opponents. The Obama administration has been suspicious of veterans, gun owners and tea-party activists for years, Tom Fitton, president of the conservative Judicial Watch foundation, told WND.

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