FBI Director: ‘Antifa Is a Real Thing,’ Confirms Investigations Into ‘Violent Anarchist Extremists’

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 5, 2020. Tom Brenner/Reuters

FBI Director Christopher Wray made clear that the far-left group Antifa “is a real thing and not a fiction,” adding the FBI is investigating Antifa-linked individuals connected to violent acts.

Wray, in remarks in front of the House Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday, said that Antifa is more of an ideological movement, adding that there are suspects under investigation who have claimed to be part of it.