From the OP:
Cawthorn’s comments come amid a rise in domestic extremism that federal security agencies
warned in March could motivate more attacks in the U.S.
The FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Counterterrorism Center warned in a joint assessment that political and social developments, including Trump’s rigged election rhetoric, the fallout from Jan. 6, conspiracy theories and COVID-19 controversy, would “almost certainly spur” some extremists to “try to engage in violence this year.”
CNN national security reporter Zachary Cohen
tweeted that Cawthorn’s remarks were “exactly the kind of thing” these agencies were warning about, noting that Cawthorn is
among a group of GOP lawmakers whose phone records are of interest to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.