Updates: Trump pledges prosecution for flag burning at antifa roundtable
By Brian Osgood
Published 2025-10-08 08:01 Updated 2025-10-08 17:04 Source: Al Jazeera
- United States President Donald Trump has hosted a roundtable at the White House to denounce antifa, a loose-knit movement against fascism, and pledge prosecution for those he believes are “domestic extremists”.
- James Comey, former director of the FBI, has pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to a US Senate panel at his arraignment in a federal court near Washington, DC.
- United States President Donald Trump has hosted a roundtable at the White House to denounce antifa, a loose-knit movement against fascism, and pledge prosecution for those he believes are “domestic extremists”.
- James Comey, former director of the FBI, has pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to a US Senate panel at his arraignment in a federal court near Washington, DC.
- Trump has openly called for the prosecution of Comey and other political opponents, and he used his Truth Social platform on Wednesday to threaten Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker with jail.
- The US government shutdown has entered its eighth day as lawmakers are unable to agree on a budget to fund federal agencies.