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Thanks to Adam Federman and @inthesetimesmag for this article digging deeply into how the “FBI Files Counter Government Argument in Texas ‘Antifa’ Trial.” This piece follows on the heels of the recent, heartbreaking verdict in the Prairieland jury trial, which as this piece asserts, “marks a turning point.”Here’s an except from Federman’s report, but we encourage you to read the entire piece:“FBI records obtained by Type Investigations and In These Times through a Freedom of Information Act request contradict the government’s claim that antifa poses an existential threat to national security. And several defense attorneys involved in the trial say the information should have been included in discovery. “MarQuetta Clayton, an attorney representing Maricela Rueda — one of the defendants convicted of providing material support to terrorists, organizing a riot and conspiracy to conceal documents — confirmed that the records were not turned over. “‘Coupled with some of the testimony we heard, I feel like that would all be something for the jury to decide whether it was worth anything or not,’ Clayton said. ‘They are the tryers of credibility and fact.’” …“Moira Meltzer-Cohen, an attorney whose work focuses on politically motivated abuse of the legal system, and who was not part of the Prairieland case, said that evidence deemed favorable to the defense must be included in discovery. This encompasses information that could affect rulings on certain motions as well as records in the possession of law enforcement that may, in some way, undermine the charged offense. Failure to share information that could impact the outcome of the case, she said, is a violation of defendants’ constitutional rights. “‘The prosecution has constitutional, common law and professional ethical obligations to disclose to defendants any “favorable” evidence within the possession, custody, control or knowledge of any law enforcement personnel acting in the case,’ Meltzer-Cohen said. “It’s fair to say that a prior FBI investigation finding that ‘Dallas Antifa’ in fact posed no threat to national security would fit in that category.”
