Furthermore, he said, “This case demonstrates our commitment to preserve and protect the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.”
On the other hand, Paul Delacourt, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, said, “The safeguarding of Constitutionally-protected activity is at the heart of the FBI’s mission.”
He also stressed that “there is no place in our democracy… for individuals who cross the line from protected free speech to violence in the name of extremist ideology.”
