Overview

• At a White House roundtable on Oct. 8, President Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel vowed to dismantle Antifa by following the money and targeting donors.
• The administration outlined a coordinated effort to map financial networks with Treasury and floated tools such as RICO theories and reviews of nonprofit tax status under NSPM-7 directives.
• Trump signed an order last month labeling Antifa a domestic terrorist organization, yet experts note the movement’s decentralized nature and say the designation lacks a firm statutory basis.
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem compared Antifa to ISIS and Hezbollah, drawing swift criticism from civil-liberties advocates and Jewish groups for the analogy.
• Attempts to send National Guard and federal forces to Portland and Chicago face resistance from local officials, with a federal judge blocking the Portland troop order.