Portland protesters targeted by pipe bombs at city park, and activists identify a suspect

... Multiple posts from antifascists identified the man as a onetime Navy SEAL who now operates a business that supplies training materials to police, as well as "threat assessments for schools, businesses, and other venues."
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/8/11/1968248/-Pipe-bombs-targeting-Portland-protesters-appear-to-be-the-latest-twist-in-far-right-tactics

Homeland Security issues a startling internal alert after lockdown protester gets arrested for building pipe bombs – Raw Story

A Colorado man who planned to attend a “Reopen” rally in Denver on May 1 before he was arrested by the FBI for possessing pipe bombs was involved in the boogaloo movement, a far-right militia offshoot that uses cryptic pop-culture references to prepare for a future civil war. https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/homeland-security-issues-a-startling-internal-alert-after-lockdown-protester-gets-arrested-for-building-pipe-bombs/

“The President of the United States Says It’s Okay”: The Rise of the Trump Defense - Vanity Fair

Attorneys for Cesar Sayoc invoked the president's words to help explain their client's actions, part of a growing trend in which Trump's name is surfacing in high-profile cases.....
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/donald-trump-domestic-terrorism-el-paso