By design, antifa is a decentralized, far-left movement of loosely knit “resistance” networks operating primarily in Democratic strongholds. But in recent years, antifa’s forces have become highly organized and increasingly sophisticated, with organized crime cells cropping up across the country. Part 2 of this Washington Examiner series, Antifa, Inc., will examine whether federal RICO charges could ever be brought against antifa associates acting in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy.

The question of whether antifa is, in fact, an organization is a long-debated legal question, one Washington has wrangled with for years.