The Department of Justice has removed a study from its website that highlighted far-right extremists as responsible for the majority of ideologically motivated killings in the United States since 1990. The move drew attention after the recent shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, which President Donald Trump and other Republicans have blamed on the “radical left.”
The deleted report, titled What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism, was published by the DOJ’s National Institute of Justice. Archived versions show it stated that far-right extremists carried out 227 deadly incidents taking more than 520 lives, compared with 42 incidents and 78 deaths linked to far-left extremists over the same period. It also cited Department of Homeland Security warnings that domestic extremism remains a severe threat.
Daniel Malmer, a PhD student researching extremism, first flagged the removal, noting the report was available online September 12 but had disappeared by September 13. The DOJ initially replaced the page with a message citing “recent Executive Orders and related guidance,” later reducing it to “The requested page could not be found.”
The timing of the removal has sparked criticism from researchers and civil liberties advocates who argue it undermines transparency on domestic extremism threats.
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