CHARLESTON -- Attorney General JB McCuskey has joined a coalition of state attorneys general asking to be part of the Trump Administration’s game plan to combat the alarming rise in antisemitic domestic terrorism across the United States.
Today, the coalition of 28 states sent a letter requesting an in-person meeting with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to develop a partnership between federal and state law enforcement agencies to combat antisemitism.
“The rise in antisemitism since the horrifying attack on the people of Israel on October 7, 2023, is alarming, and now we are seeing attacks at home. We cannot stand by and watch as these domestic terrorists become emboldened to commit horrific crimes against our Jewish friends and neighbors,” Attorney General McCuskey said. “It is sad that combatting antisemitism has turned into a partisan issue, but we must stand united to protect the lives and liberty of everyone we serve.”
The Trump Administration has a clear mandate to combat antisemitism, and the attorneys general would like to support that effort through intelligence sharing, resource coordination, joint task force collaboration and campus safety initiatives.
West Virginia joined Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming on the letter led by South Carolina.
Read the letter here.
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