Overview
- President Trump hosted conservative influencers and senior officials on Oct. 8 to highlight accounts of antifa-related violence and to pledge a whole-of-government response.
- FBI Director Kash Patel said investigators are tracing funding and donors, noting coordination with Treasury to map alleged financial networks.
- Trump previously signed an order labeling antifa a domestic terrorist organization and directing agencies to investigate, disrupt and dismantle its activities.
- The president signaled interest in seeking a foreign terrorist designation as well, a step legal analysts say U.S. law reserves for foreign entities.
- State and local officials continue to resist federal interventions, with a federal judge blocking National Guard deployment to Portland as lawsuits proceed.