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The memo suggests Bondi is working from an exceedingly broad definition of “domestic terrorism” — and an exaggerated perception of the threat it poses. And despite the administration’s denials, the memo suggests it could target Americans based on their political beliefs, not their actions.

Among the “anti-American sentiments” Bondi enumerates are anti-Christianity, anti-capitalism, “adherence to radical gender ideology,” “hostility towards traditional views on family, religion, and morality” and “views in favor of mass migration and open borders.”

Bondi also instructs law enforcement to prioritize combatting these actors and to refer instances of possible domestic terrorism to the Joint Terrorism Task Forces, the FBI-led, multi-agency teams that, prior to Trump’s return to office, worked to prevent and disrupt real terrorism at home and abroad.

Supporting any of the views Bondi names in the memo — whether opposition to Trump’s immigration crackdown or “radical gender ideology” — is protected speech under the First Amendment.

Several legal and national security experts have warned that Trump and his allies are attempting to use these orders to criminalize organized opposition to the Trump administration or create a pretext to target people or organizations that support progressive causes.