Trump DOJ Opens Investigation Into Antifa ‘Mob Assault’ on California Turning Point USA Event

Conservative News DailyNovember 13, 2025
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The U.S.Department of Justice, led by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, has launched a full investigation into violent incidents that occured outside a Turning Point USA event at the University of California, Berkeley, on November 10, 2025. The event,which featured guests like actor Rob Schneider and comedian Andrew Doyle,faced aggressive opposition from Antifa-affiliated agitators who reportedly attacked attendees exercising their First Amendment rights. due to the violence, fewer than half of the expected attendees showed up.

Dhillon condemned the violence as unacceptable intimidation and indicated possible federal violations involving conspiracy to violate civil rights and hate crimes. The investigation will also examine whether the university and local police failed in their duty to protect the event. The DOJ is coordinating with the FBI’s joint terrorism Task force, especially since Antifa has been designated a terrorist group.

UC Berkeley stated it is indeed conducting its own inquiry and will cooperate fully with federal authorities to identify those responsible. The university reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding free speech and peaceful assembly on campus.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announced that the Justice Department is initiating a full investigation into the violence that took place outside of a Turning Point USA event at the University of California, Berkeley, on Monday night.

“Mob assault and thuggish intimidation of attendees exercising their First Amendment rights are unacceptable,” Dhillon wrote in a Tuesday social media post, along with an image of a letter addressed to UC Berkeley’s president, James Milliken.

The event featured actor Rob Schneider, comedian Andrew Doyle, and Christian author Frank Turek, who was a friend and mentor to Charlie Kirk and spoke at his memorial in September.

Fox News reported that event attendees had to navigate through extremely hostile agitators affiliated with Antifa as they entered and left the venue.

In her letter to Milliken, Dhillon wrote, “The U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division has recently become aware of concerning incidents occurring on your campus at the University of California (UC), Berkeley on or about November 10, 2025.”

“Our office previously opened investigations of the University of California System for potential violations of Title VI and Title VII based on other events. We will determine whether the events of November 10 should also be included in those investigations,” she continued.

“We are also determining whether recent events provide a basis for additional investigation of violations of federal rights, including, without limitation, violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution,” Dhillon, who is from the San Francisco Bay area, where Berkeley is located, added in her letter.

She instructed Milliken to preserve all records relevant to the school’s preparation and response to the Turning Point USA event.

Dhillon told Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Tuesday, “It is not a both sides problem. When a violent mob like Antifa comes and attacks like this, it’s what we call a heckler’s veto in First Amendment jurisprudence.”

“And given the fact that there has now been a terrorist designation here, the Joint Terrorism Task Force is going to be looking into this together with the DOJ, my Civil Rights Division, and the FBI,” she added.

Dhillon noted that it was a sold-out event for the 2,000-seat academic hall, but less than 1,000 came because of the violence.

She told Ingraham that potential violations of federal law include conspiracy to violate civil rights and hate crime statutes.

TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet pointed out to Fox News host Jesse Watters that the university put the cordoned-off “free speech plaza” immediately in front of the venue’s entrance.

“So of course, all chaos broke out,” he said.

Berkeley provided a statement to Fox News, saying, “The University is conducting a full investigation and intends to fully cooperate with and assist any federal investigations and the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force to identify the outside agitators responsible for attempting to disrupt last night’s TPUSA event.”

“UC Berkeley will take all appropriate steps to safeguard the right of every member of our community to speak and assemble freely,” the school added.




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