For first time DOJ treating protestors as terrorists

MS NOW - For the first time, federal prosecutors are seeking to convict a group of protesters — most of them American citizens — on charges related to domestic terrorism. The case involves a dozen activists who were protesting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Texas — a demonstration that led to a confrontation with police, writes Brandy Zadrozny. The defense says it was a protest gone wrong. But prosecutors, echoing Trump’s rhetoric, say it was an “antifa attack” on the federal government. The case will test whether Trump’s arguments about antifa can succeed in court. Read more.