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Why Conspiracy Theories About the Minnesota Protests Are Falling Flat
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TPM – Talking Points Memo
But the GOP wants to cast these support networks as something more sinister: a conspiracy, possibly even a criminal one.
It’s a familiar tactic by a Trump administration that has often alleged dark motives for acts of decency.
Multiple states have pursued criminal conspiracy charges for people who help others obtain abortions, while in Georgia, Republicans pressed conspiracy charges against activists who operated a bail fund.
All four cases involved violent attacks on Black people in the Twin Cities, and led to protests in Minneapolis.
(Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)Continuing the cause amid conspiracy accusations comes with challenges.