Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified intelligence records on Friday, first obtained by Public, showing how the Biden administration gave a designation of “domestic violent extremists” to those in opposition to COVID-19 mandates, such as vaccinations and masking.

Former FBI agent Steve Friend told Public, that the designation was created to open formal investigations into dissenters at the administration’s decree.

Gabbard released a report from the Biden administration published in December 2021, which was co-authored by the FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). Riding under the headline “DVEs and Foreign Analogues May React Violently to COVID-19 Mitigation Mandates,” the 7-page report gave a vague view of instances that might trigger someone to become a DVE, such as they have been motivated by “QAnon” conspiracies, or they may simply have been opposed to mRNA gene therapy.

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