‘People should be scared’: convictions in US ‘antifa’ trial set dangerous precedent

Experts say verdict gives Trump officials scope to crack down on leftwing views using spurious ‘terrorism’ label The conviction in Texas of nine activists on terrorism and other charges earlier this month sets an alarming precedent: the Trump administration can crack down on leftwing groups and label them “domestic terrorists”. The case was widely seen as a major test of the Trump administration’s efforts to punish protesters and leftwing views. The charges came after a protest outside of an ...

By Sam Levine