By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LISA MASCARO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is escalating threats to crack down on what he describes as the “radical left” following Charlie Kirk’s assassination , stirring fears that his administration is trying to harness outrage over the killing to suppress political opposition.

Without establishing any link to last week’s shooting , the Republican president and members of his administration have discussed classifying some groups as domestic terrorists, ordering racketeering investigations and revoking tax-exempt status for progressive nonprofits. The White House pointed to Indivisible , a progressive activist network, and the Open Society Foundations , founded by George Soros, as potential subjects of

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