{"id":558121,"date":"2021-06-09T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=558121"},"modified":"2021-06-09T12:37:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T16:37:03","slug":"portland-charges-suspected-antifa-members-for-riot-that-damaged-democratic-party-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-charges-suspected-antifa-members-for-riot-that-damaged-democratic-party-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Charges Suspected Antifa Members For Riot That Damaged Democratic Party Headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fportland-charges-suspected-antifa-members-for-riot-that-damaged-democratic-party-headquarters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=558121&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1228363237.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Portland, Oregon, prosecutors announced last week that they are charging nearly a dozen suspected members of Antifa with crimes related to a nearly year-long campaign of violence in the city\u2019s downtown \u2014 but the charges stem from the group\u2019s attack on a Democratic party headquarters the night of President Joe Biden\u2019s inauguration, not the earlier, more destructive riots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Thursday, the Multnomah County District Attorney\u2019s Office announced charges against 10 suspects following several grand jury indictments,\u201d the New York Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>Three of those charged were allegedly part of a \u201cblack-clad mob\u201d that attacked the Multnomah County Democrats\u2019 downtown office on election day as part of a \u201cdirect action\u201d effort <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/06\/more-than-two-dozen-antifa-rioters-charged-for-portland-mayhem\/\">per the New York Post<\/a>. Another six were charged with crimes related to an attack on the Democratic Party of Oregon\u2019s office on President Joe Biden\u2019s Inauguration Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHolding a banner featuring a Kalashnikov rifle that read, \u2018We don\u2019t want Biden \u2014 We want revenge,\u2019 the group of Antifa marched to the Democratic Party of Oregon building where they started a fire on the street and smashed the building\u2019s windows,\u201d the outlet added. \u201cArrestees were found carrying knives, batons, and crowbars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least one of those charged is a \u201cserial arrestee,\u201d and another is \u201ccharged with four counts of unlawful possession of a destructive device at the Jan. 20 riot\u201d \u2014 the most series of the nearly one dozen indictments.<\/p>\n<p>A local Portland rap artist \u2018who regularly attends protests and riots in Portland\u201d was also \u201carrested in the early hours of May 29 after a warrant was issued on charges of felony second-degree attempted assault, felony first-degree burglary, felony unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of felony first-degree criminal mischief,\u201d related to a separate riot in April.<\/p>\n<p>As the Post notes, the charges are a \u201c180-degree turn\u201d for Multnomah County\u2019s District Attorney Mike Schmidt who, last year, refused to prosecute \u201c90 percent of riot and protest-related cases,\u201d because, he told local media, \u201cwhen you look historically at this nation, it\u2019s during these protests when we\u2019ve gotten some of the changes that we are proudest of in our nation\u2019s history. And sometimes it took some property damage. It took more than just peaceful protests to get the government\u2019s attention. I\u2019m very mindful of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In August of last year, Schmidt\u2019s office made that policy official, announcing that his office would not \u201cpursue demonstrators accused of interfering with police, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass, escape or harassment if the allegations don\u2019t involve \u2018deliberate\u2019 property damage, theft or force against another person or threats of force,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/crime\/2020\/08\/hundreds-of-portland-protesters-will-see-their-criminal-cases-dropped-as-da-announces-plan-to-recognize-the-right-to-speak.html\">according to Oregon Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/report-nearly-70-of-portland-rioters-had-charges-dropped-by-progressive-da\">report from the Daily Wire last October<\/a> put that number at around 70%, based on data released by the prosecutor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors also dropped charges leveled against many of those \u201canarchist\u201d rioters arrested by federal agents during a brief period in the summer of 2020, when then-President Donald Trump sent in federal agents to protect Portland\u2019s federal courthouse from nightly arson attacks.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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