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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFBI Finds 'No Intel Indicating Antifa Involvement' in Sunday's Violence
Trump wants to designate antifa a terrorist organization, despite lack of authority and evidence of wrongdoing.https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/antifa-trump-fbi/
The FBIs Washington Field Office has no intelligence indicating Antifa involvement/presence in the violence that occurred on May 31 during the D.C.-area protests over the murder of George Floyd, according to an internal FBI situation report obtained exclusively by The Nation. That same day, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he would designate Antifa a terrorist organization, even though the government has no existing authority to declare a domestic group a terrorist organization, and antifa is not an organized group. Following the presidents tweet, Attorney General William Barr said in a statement, The violence instigated and carried out by Antifa and other similar groups in connection with the rioting is domestic terrorism and will be treated accordingly.
The FBI report, however, states that based on CHS [Confidential Human Source] canvassing, open source/social media partner engagement, and liaison, FBI WFO has no intelligence indicating Antifa involvement/presence. The statement followed a list of violent acts like throwing bricks at police and the discovery of a backpack containing explosive materials, which were flagged by the FBI under a Key Updates section of the report. The FBI has been issuing such reports daily since the weekend, according to a Bureau source, who added that none of these documents contained any evidence of antifa violence.
The FBI report, however, states that based on CHS [Confidential Human Source] canvassing, open source/social media partner engagement, and liaison, FBI WFO has no intelligence indicating Antifa involvement/presence. The statement followed a list of violent acts like throwing bricks at police and the discovery of a backpack containing explosive materials, which were flagged by the FBI under a Key Updates section of the report. The FBI has been issuing such reports daily since the weekend, according to a Bureau source, who added that none of these documents contained any evidence of antifa violence.
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FBI Finds 'No Intel Indicating Antifa Involvement' in Sunday's Violence (Original Post)
CousinIT
Jun 2020
OP
No doubt Billy Bar will start his own investigation against the FBI. n/y
IllinoisBirdWatcher
Jun 2020
#2
CousinIT
(9,225 posts)1. False claims of antifa protesters plague small U.S. cities
https://apnews.com/583432c84feb1d26ea919c0e2f0de54a
CHICAGO (AP) In the days since President Donald Trump blamed antifa activists for an eruption of violence at protests over police killings of black people, social media has lit up with false rumors that the far-left-leaning group is transporting people to wreak havoc on small cities across America.
The speculation was being raised by conservative news outlets and pro-Trump social media accounts, as well as impostor Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Twitter and Facebook busted some of the instigators behind the unsubstantiated social media chatter. Twitter determined Monday that a tweet promising antifa would move into residential areas and white neighborhoods was sent by the white supremacy group Identity Evropa. The tweet was shared hundreds of times and cited in online news articles before Twitter removed it Monday, a company spokesperson said.
The speculation was being raised by conservative news outlets and pro-Trump social media accounts, as well as impostor Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Twitter and Facebook busted some of the instigators behind the unsubstantiated social media chatter. Twitter determined Monday that a tweet promising antifa would move into residential areas and white neighborhoods was sent by the white supremacy group Identity Evropa. The tweet was shared hundreds of times and cited in online news articles before Twitter removed it Monday, a company spokesperson said.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)5. thanks..good article..
at least they're saying it's bogus, but they don't seem to want to find out who did it.
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)2. No doubt Billy Bar will start his own investigation against the FBI. n/y
TygrBright
(20,755 posts)3. Anyone surprised? Anyone...? n/t
Cirque du So-What
(25,909 posts)4. In related news...
SMERSH and KAOS were found not to be involved either.