Trump Targets 'Antifa' While Ignoring Actual Coup Plotters
According to The Hill , Trump urged the prosecution of broad, ill-defined 'groups' after the January 6th Capitol attack. Former AG Pam Bondi, whose husband once served on Trump's legal team, reportedly detailed existing federal laws to target 'antifa' during a conference call with sympathetic attorneys general. This carefully curated outrage machine distracts from the fact that Trump's former
advisor Steve Bannon openly discussed 'deconstructing the administrative state' and that the January 6th committee meticulously documented efforts by those within Trump's orbit to overturn an election. The 'antifa' bogeyman conveniently sidesteps accountability for actual sedition. It appears the definition of 'terrorist' conveniently shifts depending on whose political agenda is being served.
When the target is vague 'left-leaning groups,' the legal mechanisms are swiftly outlined, yet when real attempts to subvert democracy are underway, those pathways seem rather difficult to locate. One might wonder why the urgency to prosecute amorphous 'antifa' outstrips the desire to hold those responsible for the Capitol riot fully accountable.