Prosecuting Domestic Terrorists
Prosecuting Domestic Terrorists
- Thursday, February 20
- 7 to 8:30 p.m.
- Museum Auditorium
In 2019, high profile attacks in El Paso, Texas, and Gilroy, California, raised questions about how these killers are prosecuted. Despite the public perception that attacks like El Paso and Gilroy are acts of domestic terrorism, “domestic terrorism” is not a formal federal crime. Mary McCord of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection and Seamus Hughes of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism discuss what constitutes “domestic terrorism” and the challenges in prosecuting it.
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Prosecuting Domestic Terrorists Full Program
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- Transcript
- Blog Post: "Q&A with Mary McCord: What Everyone Needs to Know About Prosecuting Domestic Terrorism"
Through the second annual 9/11 Memorial & Museum Summit on Security, presented by Fiserv, public programs in 2020 are made possible by the Anheuser-Busch Foundation, Craig Newmark, founder, craigslist & Craig Newmark Philanthropies, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Lockheed Martin Corporation, SOS Security, and Verizon.