FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed on Tuesday that the bureau is investigating more than 1,700 domestic terrorism cases, as he was speaking before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The FBI has experienced a “300% increase in cases opened this year alone versus the same time last year.”
In his remarks, Patel also made reference to the “764” group, a decentralized international network of online predators that has been classified as an extremist group.
His appearance on Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee represents the first oversight hearing of Patel’s tenure amid mounting concerns about political violence inside the United States.
Patel returned to the committee for the first time since his confirmation hearing in January. (The Epoch Times, 9/16/2025) (Archive)