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\u201cWhether or not [defendands] actually at the end of the day caused bodily harm\u201d is beside the point, said US Attorney Daniel Rosen.<\/span>Jerome Gilles\/Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n In the latest <\/span>installment of Trump\u2019s campaign against anti-ICE protesters, the Department of Justice has charged 15 Minneapolis-area residents for allegedly interfering with agents during the agency\u2019s occupation of Minneapolis in January and February, Trump-appointed US Attorney Daniel Rosen announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n The indictment for felony \u201cconspiracy to impede or injure federal officers\u201d represents DOJ\u2019s latest attempt to enforce NSPM-7, Trump\u2019s September memo<\/a> on prosecuting anti-fascist, anti-capitalist, and \u201canti-American\u201d protesters as domestic terrorists; it devotes much of its 94 pages to a list of actions including possessing a bullhorn, affiliating with the Democratic Socialists of America, and wearing clothing that says \u201cantifa.\u201d<\/p>\n According to the indictment, the protesters blockaded ICE facilities<\/a>, followed ICE vehicles<\/a>, and coordinated their activities in various group chats. <\/strong>(The phrase \u201cgroup chat\u201d is used 31 times throughout the indictment.) <\/strong>But reporters repeatedly pressed federal officials<\/a> on whether the Minneapolis anti-ICE protesters indicted had ever actually injured an officer\u2014and Rosen could only insist that that wasn\u2019t the point.<\/p>\n \u201cWhether or not they actually at the end of the day caused bodily harm is not the measure of whether or not they committed a serious federal crime,\u201d Rosen said. <\/p>\n It\u2019s not the first conspiracy indictment the Trump administration has brought against protesters\u2014nor, given the Justice Department\u2019s successful prosecution of Spokane-area ICE protesters last month<\/a>, is it even sure to fail\u2014but its details may make it the most bizarre.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here are some of the more than 200 actions which, according to Trump\u2019s federal prosecutors, were \u201ccommitted in furtherance of the conspiracy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Posting \u201cwe need to become ungovernable\u201d on Facebook<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cOn or about January 13,\u201d one of the indicted Minnesotans posted on Facebook that \u201cwe need to become ungovernable. We need to actively resist anyway [sic] we can to materially stop the Nazi occupation forces.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Wearing a hat commemorating activist Ray Rainbolt<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n In mid-February, one indicted person wore a hat commemorating Ray Rainbolt, a member of the Sioux Nation who played an active role in the 1934 Minneapolis strikes.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tracking ICE li<\/span><\/strong>cense plates<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Protesters allegedly used a database to track ICE vehicles, which has become common practice across several cities. They also allegedly used group chats to do this. <\/p>\n Attending a meeting at a DSA office<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n In late January, the indictment says, several people attended an \u201cafter action\u201d meeting at the Democratic Socialists of America Office a few days after a protest.<\/p>\n Wearing a sweatshirt that says \u201cI\u2019m Antifa!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n One person named in the indictment wore \u201ca sweatshirt that had \u2018I\u2019m antifa!\u2019 on the front.\u201d Additionally, he \u201cpossessed multiple antifa patches at his residence.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Saying, \u201cWe will be broadly anti-authoritarian. We\u2019re going to be broadly anti-capitalist.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n On the evening of February 13, one person allegedly said this at a meeting. <\/p>\n Discussing a potential meeting at a library<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cLibrary meeting rooms are not the worst spot for this kind of thing unless people have security concerns,\u201d one defendant allegedly said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Including a devil emoji in a Signal message<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n On May 15, someone allegedly \u201cincluded a smiley face and a devil emoji\u201d in a Signal message about a Homeland Security vehicle\u2019s flat tire.\u00a0<\/p>\n Posting a flyer on Signal <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n About half-a-dozen times throughout the indictment, people sent each other flyers advertising various meetings and protests. At one point, they argued over whether to post the flyers on Signal or on public social media platforms.<\/p>\n Giving someone a radio<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n One person allegedly gave \u201ca radio to an individual wearing a blue jacket on a bike.\u201d <\/p>\n Possessing a radio<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n That same person also allegedly had a radio.<\/p>\n Possessing a bullhorn<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n At approximately 9:41 AM on March 1, one individual allegedly had a bullhorn.<\/p>\n Going on an \u201canarchist speaking tour\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n During a speaking tour to talk about their experiences resisting ICE, one person allegedly expressed happiness over the 2020 burning of a Minneapolis police precinct.<\/p>\n Sharing a link to the White House Counterterrorism Strategy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n One chat member responded, quoting the document<\/a>, \u201cMy new bio: anti-American, radically pro-transgender, and anarchist.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n