Trump's push to label Antifa a terrorist organization sparks legal and political debate
TL;DR
President Trump announced plans to designate antifa as a 'major terrorist organization,' but legal experts highlight that there is no legal process for classifying domestic groups as terrorists, and antifa's amorphous structure makes such a designation complex and potentially legally challengeable.
Topics:nationpolitics#antifa#domestic-terrorism#legal-challenges#politics#terrorist-organization#trump
- Trump wants to designate antifa as ‘a major terrorist organization.’ Can he do that? PBS
- Can Trump label antifa a ‘domestic terror group’? Legally, there’s no such thing NPR
- Following Trump, Orban says Hungary will designate Antifa a terrorist group CNN
- Axelrod: Trump’s designation of antifa as terrorist organization will be used to target political enemies The Hill
- Trump calls antifa ‘terrorist group,’ fueling fight over free speech and limits of law enforcement Fox News
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