KGW, the NBC affiliate in Portland, revealed that “a review of federal court records revealed that 31 of the 90 cases filed against Antifa and Black Lives Matter in the Portland riots last year have been dismissed by the U.S. Department of Justice, including a mix of misdemeanor and felony charges.”
More than half of the dismissed cases were “dismissed with prejudice,” meaning they could not be brought back to court, and at least 11 of the dismissed cases occurred after Biden took office. Some of the dismissed cases also involved felony charges of assaulting federal officials.
KGW added, “Several people closely associated with the protest cases, who asked not to be named, said they expect many more federal charges to be dismissed soon.”
The left-wing protests in Portland have reportedly caused about $2.3 million ($14.85 million) in damage to federal buildings since they erupted last summer.
On August 9, 2020, former Attorney General William Barr defined Antifa as “a revolutionary organization intent on establishing socialism or communism in the United States.”
Trump has characterized Antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization” and has repeatedly condemned Antifa for the violence it will cause in the United States in the summer of 2020 and has advocated for law and order. Biden and He has repeatedly avoided criticizing Antifa during the campaign. They said that these individuals were “peacefully protesting.
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