President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that „antifa“ will be designated as a terrorist organization. The problem, however, is the lack of legal authority in getting that done.
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that “antifa” will be designated as a terrorist organization. The problem, however, is the lack of legal authority in getting that done.
From Professor Steve Vladeck of the University of Texas School of Law:
The USA lacks the lawful authority to name any domestic groups as “terrorist organizations,” he said.
“Waste no brain cells on this. Antifa is a vaguely defined movement of people who like direct-action protest tactics, not an actual organization,” wroteCharlie Savage, a legal reporter for The New York Times who has long written about presidential power.
