Andrew McCabe: Attack on Gov. Shapiro’s Home Is ‘Likely an Act of Domestic Terrorism’

BERMAN Andrew we don ░░░░░░░░ have a motive yet ░░░░░░░░ Balmer is charged with ░░░░░░░░ How do authorities get ░░░░░░░░ that charge McCabe Well ░░░░░░░░ s charged with terrorism ░░░░░░░░ the state level which ░░░░░░░░ sense and is possible ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania It s actually ░░░░░░░░ possible at the federal ░░░░░░░░ because as we know ░░░░░░░░ terrorism is defined in ░░░░░░░░ law but it s ░░░░░░░░ actually a crime There ░░░░░░░░ no criminal penalties for ░░░░░░░░ Under the federal definition ░░░░░░░░ s pretty clear that ░░░░░░░░ was likely an act ░░░░░░░░ domestic terrorism There are ░░░░░░░░ parts of the statute ░░░░░░░░ have to be satisfied ░░░░░░░░ has to be a ░░░░░░░░ felony committed in the ░░░░░░░░ States And then the ░░░░░░░░ element it has to ░░░░░░░░ the offender has to ░░░░░░░░ had one of three ░░░░░░░░ motivations or intents in ░░░░░░░░ the crime It s ░░░░░░░░ clear that what Balmer ░░░░░░░░ here would likely fit ░░░░░░░░ third of those intents ░░░░░░░░ is affecting the course ░░░░░░░░ government through an assassination ░░░░░░░░ the use of a ░░░░░░░░ of mass destruction The ░░░░░░░░ would qualify as a ░░░░░░░░ of mass destruction But ░░░░░░░░ to make the final ░░░░░░░░ you d have to ░░░░░░░░ really more evidence about ░░░░░░░░ this guy was thinking ░░░░░░░░ his motivation was Maybe ░░░░░░░░ might know that from ░░░░░░░░ pre arrest statements or ░░░░░░░░ some post arrest statements ░░░░░░░░ those facts have not ░░░░░░░░ revealed publicly just yet.”