"The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation told Congress on Thursday that anarchist and extremist 'Antifa' demonstrators who engaged in recent violent protests are targets of serious FBI investigations." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-threats-idUSKCN26F3C2
"Federal authorities have been warning state and local officials since 2016 that leftist extremists known as 'antifa' had become increasingly confrontational and dangerous ... the DHS formally classified their activities as 'domestic terrorist violence.'" https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/01/antifa-charlottesville-violence-fbi-242235
"...an FBI informant provided a diagram of the apartment to Chicago police. The suit also revealed that Hampton and the Illinois chapter of the party had been targeted by the FBI’s COINTELPRO campaign to disrupt and undermine militant groups." https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/12/04/police-raid-that-left-two-black-panthers-dead-shook-chicago-changed-nation/
"He asked Wirostek if he knew any antifa members or had any information about the movement’s structure. After a bit of small talk, the agent asked the young man if he would be interested in becoming an informant for the FBI." https://theintercept.com/2020/06/09/antifa-fbi-tweet/
FBI Director "Wray claims FBI sees 'anarchists like Antifa' exploiting George Floyd protests." https://news.yahoo.com/wray-claims-fbi-sees-anarchists-170251591.html
FBI chases down the FSU anti-fascist street gang whilst largely ignoring neo-Nazi gangs. https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/chicago/press-releases/2009/cg071409.htm
The FBI puts the Weather Underground on their most wanted list. https://time.com/4549409/the-weather-underground-bad-moon-rising/
The FBI trying to convince Martin Luther King to kill himself. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/magazine/what-an-uncensored-letter-to-mlk-reveals.html
The idea that the FBI is building a "grudging respect" for anti-fascists is a wild and insane statement if you look at the history of hatred and disrespect the FBI has consistently had for anti-fascists. What you think they're suddenly giving you a nod now? Come oooon.