891: The Test Case

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The government sets out to prove that Antifa is real.

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Some people in this country think Antifa is a dangerous domestic
terror organization. Some think that’s a complete myth. This
week, we go to the federal trial where, for the first time, the
government sets out to prove that Antifa is real. Zoe Chace
reports.

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(00:00:00) Prologue: Host Ira Glass tells the story of what
happened at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.
The government claims this was an attack by an Antifa cell. The
defense says it was a protest gone awry. This argument goes to
court in a first-of-its-kind trial. (7 minutes)

(00:07:00) Act One: Reporter Zoe Chace walks us through one of
the worst days for the defense: all these guns. (5 minutes)

(00:13:51) Act Two: Zoe takes us through the testimony of the
government’s Antifa expert. The defense team is optimistic that
things are going well for them. (8 minutes)

(00:29:55) Act Three: Zoe goes to jail to talk with one of the
cooperating witnesses for the prosecution, a former church lady
named Lynette Sharp. She has a lot to say about the events in her
life that led her to accept a plea deal and testify against
her friends. (24 minutes)

(00:55:17) Act Four: The verdicts come in. (12 minutes)

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