Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday that violent protests at the University of California, Berkeley, are now part of a federal terrorism investigation into antifa-linked groups.
“Antifa is an existential threat to our nation,” Bondi wrote in an X post, hailing President Donald Trump’s declaring antifa a domestic terror organization. “The violent riots at UC Berkeley last night are under full investigation by the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force.
“We will continue to spare no expense unmasking all who commit and orchestrate acts of political violence.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, and pursuant to his Executive Order designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, the Department of Justice and our law-enforcement partners are dismantling violent networks that seek to intimidate Americans and suppress their free expression and First Amendment rights.”
Bondi’s statement came as the Department of Justice confirmed it had launched a formal investigation into Monday night’s protests outside a Turning Point USA event on the Berkeley campus.
The rally turned chaotic as hundreds of demonstrators clashed with attendees at the conservative group’s event, which featured comedian Rob Schneider and Christian author Frank Turek, who was with the assassinated conservative leader Charlie Kirk in his final moments.
