EO 13224 is undeniably a tool that can be wielded here. One caveat: Treasury has halted domestic designations in recent years bc of unique financial issues. Persons in the US blocked from our system need a license to get cash from an ATM. This is why FBI arrests more likely. https://twitter.com/omriceren/status/1267417185586155520
Those complications are really only for businesses, charities and individuals. Nothing holds us back from designating a movement. In fact, the system is better geared for that because of the complexities I noted.
I’m terms of making the case for designation, I can imagine that lawyers might balk, demanding evidence of violence against people. But the property damage typically associated with Antifa likely meets the US definition(s) of terrorism, given the intent to influence politics
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