Justice Department investigating BLM protest leaders, funding in Portland and other cities

Source: USA Today

The Justice Department has launched a criminal inquiry into the leadership and financing of protests against police abuse that have roiled American cities as the Black Lives Matter movement has become a political flash-point in the contentious presidential campaign.

Federal authorities asserted Tuesday that they are not targeting free speech rights, but rather "coordinated, criminal activity ... and violence related to riots, destruction of federal property and violence against law enforcement officers."

The acknowledgement by the Justice Department followed remarks by Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf who late Monday first disclosed the Justice inquiry as "targeting" leaders of organizations and those who may be funding their movement "across the country."



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