Attorney General Bill Barr told reporters Thursday the Department of Justice now has evidence the Antifa movement is attempting to “hijack” the George Floyd protests to promote their far-left radical agenda.
“Attorney General Bill Barr announced Thursday that investigations of recent violence spinning out of protests yielded evidence that not only are various political organizations taking advantage of the unrest for their own ends, but that ‘foreign actors’ and others are also getting involved,” reports Fox News.
AG BARR: “We have evidence that Antifa and other similar extremist groups as well as actors of a variety of different political persuasions have been involved in instigating and participating in the violent activity. We are also seeing foreign actors playing all sides..” pic.twitter.com/c0NKFU3mdY
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) June 4, 2020
“We have evidence that Antifa and other similar extremist groups as well as actors of a variety of different political persuasions have been involved in instigating and participating in the violent activity. We are also seeing foreign actors playing all sides,” said Barr.
Watch the Attorney General’s comments above.
ANTIFA ARREST: DC Antifa Leader Charged with ‘Terroristic Threats’ and ‘Ethnic Intimidation’
A local Antifa leader from the Washington, DC area was arrested on “multiple felony charges” in Philadelphia earlier this month, with authorities saying the man was wanted for an attack against two Marines late last year.
The anarchist activist now “faces 17 charges, including multiple counts of aggravated assault, ethnic intimidation, conspiracy and terroristic threats, and one count of robbery while inflicting serious bodily injury,” writes the Daily Caller.
The man is reportedly an organizer with Smash Racism DC, an Antifa-related organization behind the left-wing mob that attacked Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s DC home months ago.
The group was also responsible for accosting Sen. Ted Cruz and his wife as they dined in a Washington restaurant.
Read the full report at the Daily Caller.
ANTIFA ATTACK: Ted Cruz Demands Portland Mayor Face 'INVESTIGATION' for Ordering Police to Stand Down
Senator Ted Cruz demanded local law enforcement launch an investigation into Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler after insiders say he ordered police to “let citizens be attacked” during Antifa protests.
“To federal law enforcement: investigate & bring legal action against a Mayor who has, for political reasons, ordered his police officers to let citizens be attacked by domestic terrorists,” posted Cruz on social media.
To federal law enforcement: investigate & bring legal action against a Mayor who has, for political reasons, ordered his police officers to let citizens be attacked by domestic terrorists. https://t.co/5xyCDARICl https://t.co/c0Tf3SsKEf
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 30, 2019
“I just spoke with @MrAndyNgo. He is strong but still hurt. He is trying to recover while watching for signs to make sure his brain bleed doesn’t get worse. This attack on him must be investigated. @TheJusticeDept,” tweeted US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell.
I just spoke with @MrAndyNgo. He is strong but still hurt. He is trying to recover while watching for signs to make sure his brain bleed doesn't get worse. This attack on him must be investigated. @TheJusticeDept
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) July 1, 2019
Cruz made national headlines earlier this week when he called-out Google executives for widespread anti-Trump abuse throughout the organization.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz unloaded on Google Executives at the US Capitol Tuesday; weighing-in on recent reports that the technology giant intentionally censored conservative voices across the United States.
Ted Cruz leaves Google executive SPEECHLESS over issue of censorship of conservatives
Ted Cruz let this google executive have it. Conservatives are being targeted by Google and he wasn't going to let her off the hook.
Posted by Sean Hannity on Tuesday, June 25, 2019
“Does Google consider itself a neutral public forum? Are you familiar with a report that was released yesterday that included a whistleblower, videos, and documents? Have you seen the report?” asked Cruz.
“No, I have not,” said the Executive.
“One of the things in that report, there’s a video from a woman -the head of Responsible Innovation for Google- saying ‘All these companies will be charged with preventing the next Trump situation.’ […] Another whistleblower said, ‘Google is bent on never letting somebody like Donald Trump come to power again,’” he added.
Watch Sen. Ted Cruz above.