DOJ Official Asked Why Mohamed Sabry Soliman Is Charged With A Hate Crime And Not A Terrorism Charge

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At a press briefing on Monday, J. Bishop Grewell, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, was asked about the charges on Mohamed Sabry Soliman.

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00:00For the U.S. Attorney, this was initially classified by the FBI as a terrorism investigation.

00:09Is the hate crime charge a terrorism charge, or did something change in the charging decision?

00:15So the question is for the U.S. Attorney's Office about the fact that yesterday terrorism was mentioned,

00:20and we see a hate crime charge today, and can we explain that?

00:24So we've moved swiftly to charge quickly just to send the message to the community

00:30that no acts of anti-Semitism are going to be tolerated and there are severe consequences.

00:35Just because there's only one charge that has been made so far

00:39doesn't mean that we're not considering other charges that could come in the future.

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