JusticeDepartmentsaidonFridayitwouldinvestigate a risingwaveofhatecrimesintheUSasAsianAmericanshaveexperienced a growingnumberofraciallymotivatedattackssinceformerPresidentDonaldTrumpbeganreferringtoCovid 19 as a quote.
ChinaVirus, A DOJofficialpartofthecivilrightsdivision, saidtheofficeisworkingwiththeFBI, federalprosecutorsandlocalpolicetoevaluatepossiblehatecrimeswithoutprovidingfurtherdetails, thoughanotherofficialtoldReutersthestatementwas a directresponsetotheincreasingreportsofviolenceagainstAsianAmericans.