Prosecutors Find No Protester Links to Antifa

[kpete]

U.S. federal prosecutors have produced no evidence linking dozens of people arrested in anti-racism protests in Portland, Oregon, to the antifa or anarchist movements, despite President Trump’s assertions they are fueling the unrest, Reuters reports.

“We have not alleged defendant affiliation with any specific groups or ideologies in our cases stemming from recent Portland protests,” said Kevin Sonoff, the spokesman. “Our cases focus purely on the criminal conduct alleged.”

Trump and officials in his administration have applied the labels to the Portland protesters, who set fires around, and threw objects at, officers around a federal courthouse during long-running confrontations.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-protests-antifa-idUSKCN2502NQ

[underpants]

1. Damn.

There must be some other shadow to chase.

[LeftInTX]

4. Looks like they aren't going to charge them with anything associated with antifa

As it should be, there are being charged with any crimes committed and nothing more.

The article does not say, "find"..it says, "charge"


I would be totally surprised if they found a true criminal conspiracy...sure maybe someone called someone and said, "Hey let's do so and so"..(Like, "Lets bring firecrackers to the courthouse".) However, it is pretty hard to find this type of evidence and it isn't worth pursuing in court. Legally, it really isn't worth the effort. I think almost everyone is being charged with federal misdemeanors. We just don't charge shoplifters with RICO Statutes.

[Dave in VA]

2. Squirrel!

[crickets]

9. *snerk*

[Iliyah]

3. The two unqualified RWers installed by shithole . . .

Wolf and Cuccinelli in the DHS along with treason barr are trying to tie peaceful protestors as terrorist. Think about that. They would charge peaceful protestors with terrorism to cover-up for their criminal ventures which includes shithole himself, ie Russia.

[iluvtennis]

11. +++ agree. nt

[Eugene]

5. Evidence-based prosecution is so 2016.

DHS Is Quietly Tying Antifa to Foreign Powers (The Nation)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213850678

[maxsolomon]

6. OK, DUers, let's see you apologize to Antifa now.

Or I'll send their School Bus Hordes to BURN YOUR LITTLE TOWN TO THE GROUND.

[UTUSN]

7. K&R

[Gothmog]

8. Anti fa is a bogeyman for trump idiots

These idiots really believe that anti fa is reak

[Martin Eden]

10. Fascists hate anti-fascists

Personally, I hate fascists. Didn't we have a war against them? We also had a war against treasonous Confederates, as I recall.