Minnesota Unions Are a Threat to Trump’s Authoritarianism

Federal officers had already been arresting Minneapolis activists for months, but the Trump administration’s sweeping of fifteen union members and leaders in June especially turned heads. The charges are centered around 18 U.S.C. § 372: Conspiracy to Impede or Injure a Federal Officer, allegations that could lead to astounding criminal sentences lasting decades.indictments These arrests came as a dozen defendants were fighting for their freedom after attending a demonstration at the Detention…