The FBI report, however, states, “based on CHS [Confidential Human Source] canvassing, open source/social media partner engagement, and liaison, FBI WFO has no intelligence indicating Antifa involvement/presence.”
The statement followed a list of violent acts like bricks being thrown at police and a backpack containing explosive materials, which were flagged by the FBI under a “Key Updates” section of the report. The FBI has been issuing such reports daily since the weekend, according to an FBI source, who added that none of these documents contained any evidence of Antifa violence.
Wanted: Antifa leader Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower, for destruction of fascist property, capturing fascists, and killing fascists. Ike is considered armed and dangerous and is linked to anti-fascists in England, France, and Russia. Do not try to apprehend alone, call the FBI. pic.twitter.com/1gs66Q9vbT
— ben schwartz (@benschwartz_) June 1, 2020
The report did warn that individuals from a far-right social media group had “called for far-right provocateurs to attack federal agents, use automatic weapons against protesters.” (The Nation is withholding the name of the group in order to not disrupt any potential law enforcement investigations.) Read more:
FBI found “no intelligence indicating Antifa involvement” in May 31 violence, per FBI report leaked to me.
That was the same day that Trump vowed to designate Antifa a terrorist organization.https://t.co/Nh2RNTO1NK pic.twitter.com/EmLZE7nkjl
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) June 2, 2020
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