{"id":54907,"date":"2021-03-04T22:27:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/04\/new-congressional-investigation-to-examine-the-link-between-veterans-and-extremist-groups\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:49:56","slug":"new-congressional-investigation-to-examine-the-link-between-veterans-and-extremist-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2021\/03\/04\/new-congressional-investigation-to-examine-the-link-between-veterans-and-extremist-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"New congressional investigation to examine the link between veterans and extremist groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee on Thursday launched an new investigation into the targeted recruitment of veterans by extremist organizations<\/a> in the wake of the deadly attack on Congress earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement came the same day that Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough<\/a> promised his own inquiry into the radicalization of veterans by hate groups during a briefing with reporters at the White House, and follows a similar ongoing investigation into the problem by Defense Department leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, committee Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., said the move is designed to understand why veterans are being singled out by the groups and determine what can be done to stop it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe harm from this particular issue transcends veterans, and taken to the extreme, can threaten the very core of our democracy and national security,\u201d he said. \u201cExploiting veterans is unacceptable, and it\u2019s our job to identify potential means to identify, intercept, and assist veterans who have been ensnared in such recruitment efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t