By Sam Tobin

LONDON (Reuters) -An alleged animal rights extremist fighting extradition from Britain to the U.S. over bombings linked to animal testing could be at risk of political interference from the Trump administration, his lawyer told a London court on Monday.

U.S. citizen Daniel San Diego, 47, is accused in relation to bombings in California in 2003, with the so-called Revolutionary Cells of the Animal Liberation Brigade claiming responsibility. No one was injured in either of the incidents.

San Diego was found in Wales last November, having been on the FBI’s most-wanted terrorist list since 2009 – the first domestic terrorist on the list, alongside the likes of late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

The first bombing targeted biotechnology firm Chiron Inc. near Oakland, Californ

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