Conservatives and other free-speech advocates criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi for declaring that the Department of Justice will "go after" those spreading "hate speech."

"There's free speech, and then there's hate speech. And there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society. We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech," Bondi stated during a Monday interview.

'Arresting people for "hate speech" is about as liberal as it gets. Every conservative should oppose it.'

The backlash for the comment prompted Bondi to clarify her stance in a post on X Tuesday morning.

"Hate speech that crosses the line into threats of violence is NOT protected by the First Amendment. It's a crime. For far too lon

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