Trump says he's naming Antifa a 'Terrorist Organization.' Can he do that?

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Trump says he's naming Antifa a 'Terrorist Organization.' Can he do that?
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The president said he's “designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.” But 1) he lacks the legal authority to do that and 2) it's not clear the loosely defined group is an organization at all.

President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday that the U.S. government would be “designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.”

There were just two problems with that. First, he doesn’t appear to have the legal authority to do so. And second, it’s by no means clear the loosely defined group of radical activists is an organization at all.

The president and his top officials, including Attorney General Bill Barr and national security adviser Robert O’Brien, have blamed Antifa for violence and property damage. In anSaturday, Barr said the Justice Department wouldn’t hesitate to prosecute people who crossed state lines to participate in violence, citing his authorities under anti-riot legislation.

Barr did not invoke laws against terrorism, which do not let the U.S. government designate purely homegrown groups as terrorist organizations.

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