"In the weeks since President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization, he and his administration have repeatedly and forcefully sought to describe left-wing protesters, both peaceful and violent alike, as domestic terrorists. But the question of who actually constitutes antifa and the legal and political consequences of Trump's executive order remain murky. For starters, antifa, which is short for anti-fascist, is an ideology whose adherents are not part of any unified organization."
"As the administration barrels forward anyway in its campaign against antifa, holding a roundtable Wednesday at the White House where Cabinet leaders promised to investigate, prosecute and dismantle what they described as a sophisticated antifa terrorist network, there may be increased attention and lessons to be learned from the one place where prosecutors have successfully alleged an antifa conspiracy San Diego."
"In late 2021, District Attorney Summer Stephan charged 11 defendants described as antifa supporters with conspiracy to riot and other crimes stemming from their actions fighting and assaulting Trump supporters at a Patriot March earlier that year in Pacific Beach. All 11 defendants pleaded guilty or were convicted at trial, and after sentencing last year, Stephan's office touted the accomplishment as the first criminal case in the nation where crimes committed by members of Antifa were brought to justice and held accountable."
President Donald Trump issued an executive order designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and the administration has repeatedly labeled left-wing protesters as domestic terrorists. Antifa is an ideology without a unified organizational structure, and legal experts state the president lacks authority to formally designate domestic terrorist organizations because U.S. law creates designations only for foreign terrorist organizations. The White House held a roundtable where officials promised investigations and prosecutions. Prosecutors in San Diego brought a conspiracy-to-riot case charging 11 defendants over attacks on Trump supporters; all were convicted or pleaded guilty, and local officials described it as the first such Antifa criminal prosecution.
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