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When protest becomes ‘TERRORISM’:The Trump admin's escalating war on dissent
MSNBC· 2026-08-08 18:44
So as we get closer to the November midterms, the Trump administration is escalating its war on dissent. And to do it, it has completely weaponized the U .S. justice system against its critics.We're talking about terrorism statutes, criminal conspiracy charges, obstruction of justice, laws that are typically used to prosecute drug cartels and terrorists and insurrectionists are now turned against protesters and organizers and left-leaning activists. These prosecutions have become a little a tiny fig leaf fo ...