In what Sen. Ron Wyden called "a throwback to McCarthyism," the DOJ is moving to use the full might of the surveillance state to target Trump's critics.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/40521352

Stephen Prager
Dec 18, 2025

The Trump administration is about to embark on a massive crackdown on what it describes as a scourge of rampant left-wing “terrorism.”

But the US Department of Justice (DOJ) memo ordering the crackdown has critics fearing it will go far beyond punishing those who plan criminal acts and will instead be used to criminalize anyone who expresses opposition to President Donald Trump and his agenda.

Earlier this month, independent journalist Ken Klippenstein reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi had sent out a memo ordering the FBI to “compile a list of groups or entities engaging in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism.”