Leader of 'Nonviolent' Activist Group Protesting Trump in DC Assaulted Federal Officer, Court Records Show

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The leader of a self-described "nonviolent, antifascist collective" that has spearheaded several anti-Trump and anti-Israel protests in Washington, D.C., was arrested this month for allegedly striking a U.S. Park Police (USPP) officer, according to court records reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon . The arrest of For Liberation and Resistance Everywhere (FLARE) organizer Jacob E. Adams appears to undercut FLARE's attempts to brand its protests as "nonviolent." The group's website says its "