Executive Branch Terrorism & Extremism

Lawfare Daily: The Trial of the North Texas Antifa Cell

Peter Beck, Thomas E. Brzozowski, Troy Edwards
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 7:00 AM
What is the status of the ongoing terrorism trial of an alleged Antifa cell in North Texas?

Tom Brzozowski, formerly of the Justice Department; Lawfare Public Service Fellow Troy “LT” Edwards; and Steven Monacelli, an investigative correspondent at the Texas Observer, sit down with Lawfare Associate Editor Peter Beck to discuss the ongoing terrorism trial of an alleged Antifa cell in North Texas. The group talks about the events leading up to the trial, practices around domestic terrorism investigations and prosecutions, how the trial is unique to other terror prosecutions, and more.

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Peter Beck is an associate editor of Lawfare. He holds a B.A. in political science from Davidson College. Previously, he was a reporting fellow for Court Watch and worked in indigent defense offices in Charleston, South Carolina.
Thomas E. Brzozowski is the former Counsel for Domestic Terrorism at the U.S. Department of Justice. The views expressed are his alone and do not reflect the views of the Department of Justice, the U.S. government, or any past or current employer.
Troy Edwards is a Public Service Fellow at Lawfare and a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. He served as the Deputy Chief of the National Security Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and previously as an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. He joined the Department through its Honors Program at the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. The opinions presented here are entirely his own and not those of the U.S. government.
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