FBI launches special team to investigate Tesla attack
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Exclusive | FBI launches task force to criminal nails behind fiery Tesla attacks
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The FBI launched a task force to investigate Tesla attacks | The Verge
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In the 'Tesla Takedown,' Tesla facilities and vehicles are targeted for vandalism. The actual acts of vandalism are summarized in the following article. In response to the 'Tesla Takedown,' President Trump publicly expressed his support for Tesla and even called vandalism against Tesla vehicles ' domestic terrorism .'
Despite President Trump's statement that 'the destruction of Tesla cars is domestic terrorism,' arson attacks on Tesla cars continue, and the FBI's anti-terrorism unit is also investigating - GIGAZINE
In response, US Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a warning to those who continue to attack Tesla vehicles, saying, 'The days of committing crimes with impunity are over. This is a warning: if you join the wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla assets, the Department of Justice will put you behind bars.'
The US Department of Justice prosecuted arsonists to stop vandalism against Tesla cars, warning that they would be 'sent to prison' if they committed vandalism against Tesla - GIGAZINE
On Monday, March 24, 2025, the FBI announced that it had launched a special investigation team to catch the perpetrators of arson attacks on Tesla vehicles and charging stations. The FBI received 48 reports of vandalism against Tesla vehicles, dealerships, and charging stations in March 2025, and is working with local police to investigate at least seven of those cases.
The FBI has formed a new 10-person task force, which will include personnel from the ATF (special agents and intelligence analysts from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) and the FBI's counterterrorism division (including the Domestic Terrorism Section and the Weapons of Mass Destruction Section), among others. The ATF is deploying personnel to FBI field offices, starting with San Antonio, Texas, where the Molotov cocktail attack took place, the New York Post reported.
FBI Director Kash Patel told the New York Post in a statement that 'acts of violence, vandalism and domestic terrorism like the recent Tesla attack will be pursued to the fullest extent of the law.' President Trump has also proposed sending those who repeatedly vandalize Tesla to El Salvador to serve 20 years in prison.
The FBI is investigating an anarchist blog run by a Salt Lake City, Utah, spy agency, and is also tracking a planned demonstration of 500 people at a Tesla showroom and charging station on March 29.
Rob Chadwick, a former FBI supervisory special agent and director of education and training for the gun owners group Concealed Carry Association, told The Washington Post, 'These attacks clearly meet the FBI's definition of domestic terrorism. We're talking about coordinated acts of violence motivated by ideological beliefs -- environmental, political or social -- that target specific businesses. The FBI defines domestic terrorism as violent criminal acts committed by individuals or groups within the United States that are motivated by ideological goals and that intimidate or coerce civilians or influence government policy.'
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