Overview
- Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon visited UC Berkeley, calling the Nov. 10 protest a top-priority case and meeting with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
- The DOJ Civil Rights Division is examining possible civil-rights and criminal violations, with officials alleging antifa involvement and naming BAMN as a group of interest.
- BAMN rejects the characterization, saying the demonstration was peaceful and condemning the federal inquiry as political intimidation.
- The FBI activated a digital tip line for videos and information, and Dhillon sent UC Berkeley a letter directing preservation of records related to the event and response.
- UC Berkeley says it is cooperating and reviewing footage; one attendee was treated after being hit by a thrown glass container, and a man was arraigned on felony robbery and battery tied to a separate scuffle.