How President Trump's memo on domestic terrorism has targeted left-leaning protests

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Published September 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with the Brennan Center's Faiza Patel about the year since President Trump issued National Security Presidential Memorandum 7.

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