Around 500 Active Investigations Into Arson, Destruction Of Property Stemming From Riots: AG Barr

U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr speaks during a roundtable meeting on seniors with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington on June 15, 2020. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Attorney General William Barr said Thursday that the Department of Justice is conducting about 500 investigations into acts of arson and destruction associated with the protests and riots over the past several weeks.

The DOJ is ramping up investigations into the activists who participated in the destruction of private and public property over the last several weeks, Barr said during an episode of the Verdict podcast with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.