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apathy-sofa t1_j32j33g wrote

> The two men were known to authorities, and had been under FBI surveillance for more than a month in late 2021 and early 2022, FBI special agent Mark Tucher said in an affidavit filed in federal court on Tuesday. The agent did not give reasons for that surveillance, but Tucher described himself in the affidavit as an expert in domestic terrorism assigned to the FBI Seattle division's joint terrorism task force.

Source: https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2023-01-03/two-men-arrested-in-attacks-on-washington-state-power-substations

Why would an FBI special agent who is focused on domestic terrorism spend time actively surveilling these persons? The most likely explanation is that they are suspected of domestic terrorism.

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No_U_Crazy t1_j33faml wrote

>Why would an FBI special agent who is focused on domestic terrorism spend time actively surveilling these persons?

Probably because these morons were Google searching stupid crap like "how do I blow up a power substation."

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apathy-sofa t1_j33ijae wrote

Or they were buying illegal guns. Or in conversation with domestic terrorist groups. Or writing white supremacist rants. Or all of the above. I don't think the FBI will reveal their intelligence gathering specifics.

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ThurstonHowell3rd t1_j37x2xb wrote

Lemme guess, this Mark Tucher was also the lead in the investigation of Ray Epps?

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