Date uploaded: 2022-09-21 17:30:48
Antifascists and right-wing extremists clashed in San Diego days after the Jan. 6 insurrection. Now, 11 people face charges in a landmark criminal case that could change the understanding of Antifa.
As the two groups clashed that day, brawls broke out on both sides.
In the months that followed, video was reviewed, warrants were issued and homes were searched. And almost a year later, a criminal case emerged. Charges were filed against 11 people from the Antifa side. Not a single Trump supporter had been charged, or even arrested.
If the case against the San Diego 11 succeeds, it could open the doors to conservative prosecutors around the country to target a progressive social movement that has been ill-defined and misunderstood for years, experts said.
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