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While he appeared on MSNBC, Ellison was discussing Antifa when he said, “If there really is no Antifa as an institution organization, then anybody who’s associated with Antifa-like ideas, you know, can be persecuted. All you have to do is say, ‘Prove you’re not Antifa.’ Well, how can you prove a negative, and suddenly they’re just going to be able to use that to justify suppressing speech, arresting people, deploying ICE, deploying the National Guard, deploying the military.
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According to the Washington Examiner, half the funds that the book Ellison was holding in 2018 written by Bray are “funneled to the funding arm of Antifa International, which financially supports hundreds of affiliates around the world, including accredited antifa chapters in America, such as Atlanta Antifascists and the Central Oregon Anti-Fascist Action.”
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The left-wing group, now declared a domestic terrorist organization by the Trump administration, has members who have been responsible for a number of violent attacks. These have included assaults of journalists, firebombing of pro-life pregnancy centers, and the bombing of a Michael Knowles event in Pennsylvania.