A senior FBI official has identified the anti-fascist movement Antifa as the foremost domestic terrorism threat to the United States, according to testimony given during a congressional hearing. Michael Glasheen, operations director for the FBI's National Security Branch, cited Antifa as the agency's 'primary concern' and 'the most immediate violent threat we're facing,' despite offering limited details on the loosely-organized left-wing group.

Testimony took a partisan turn when U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson, the leading Democrat at the hearing, pressed Glasheen for specifics on the group's whereabouts and estimated numbers. Glasheen described Antifa's membership as 'very fluid' and confirmed ongoing investigations, yet was criticized by Thompson for presenting unsubstantiated clai

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