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President Trump moved Monday to classify the left-wing, anti-fascist movement known loosely as antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, opening up a new front in his battle with political foes and raising legal and ethical questions about how the U.S. government can prosecute a movement.

Antifa activism and violence has spread during the Trump years. Since he took office in 2017, its targets have broadened as militant anti-fascist protesters — concealing their identities with masks, dressing head to toe in black — have sparred with police to block a right - wing provocateur speaking at UC Berkeley , confronted alt-right demonstrators with sticks, shields and chem

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