Dana El-Kurd

Yes, agreed.

And even the agents investigating this case mailed materials from these fireworks for testing using regular FedEx, not labeling them as possibly dangerous or explosive.

And the government argued that it was because the amount in the FedEx package was just so small that they didn't need to label it as being dangerous.

Yeah.

Now, lastly, I need to discuss count two.

It's providing material support to terrorists.

This is 18 U.S.C.

2339.

This is the charge that a lot of people are talking about when they're mentioning someone has been convicted of terrorism for X, Y, Z, for using signal, for wearing black, for possessing zines.

They're referring to this charge.

Now, this statute has two sections.

Section B refers to knowingly attempting to, conspiring to, or actually providing material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

This is not how the government used this statute, right?

They're not considering Antifa a foreign terrorist organization for the purposes of this case.

That's not how they're using this.

The defendants were charged with Section A, alleging that they provided and attempted to provide material support and resources and did conceal and disguise the nature of their material support and resources, including property, services, training, communications equipment, weapons, explosives, personnel, including themselves.

and transportation, knowing and intending that they were to be used in preparation for and in carrying out an offense identified as a federal crime of terrorism or carrying out the concealment of an escape from an offense identified as a federal crime of terrorism.

That's a lot.

Yeah.

That's a long sentence.