In part of an interview with NBC News that aired on “NBC Nightly News” on Tuesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that protests on college campuses are not allowed because the FBI is “not monitoring protests” as a general rule. He said he was not monitoring it. , “However, we share information about specific threats of violence with campus and state and local law enforcement,” and “When violence occurs, that is when we are concerned. When there is a threat of violence.”
Host Lester Holt said, “There’s an environment right now on some university campuses where there are protests against what’s happening in Gaza. Are you paying close attention? Are you worried about the threat of being exposed?”
Mr. Ray replied: “Of course, the demonstrations themselves are not something we at the FBI are involved in, but when violence occurs, when there is a threat of violence, we get concerned. We have seen a significant increase in Jewish threats and anti-Semitic violence. And since October 7th, the numbers have increased significantly.”
Holt then asked, “Are you actively monitoring these protests?”
“While we do not monitor protests, we do share information about specific threats of violence with campus and state and local law enforcement, but we do not monitor protests,” Ray said. “Hmm,” he answered.
“So if you and I were having this conversation before October 7, we would have thought that the terrorist threat was already elevated,” Wray said in another part of the interview. Told.But after October 7th it is completely gone [other] level. “
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