Activists defy DOJ subpoenas in federal fishing expedition targeting finthrop Fergie Chambers Two pro-Palestinian activists subpoenaed by the US Justice Department have announced their flat refusal to cooperate with a federal grand jury investigation targeting political donors and anti-war organizers. The Grayson reveals that activists Bridget Sherglis and Sophie Ross - who previously served 60 days for direct action against an Elbit Systems military manufacturing facility in New Hampshire - have publicly stated that they will exercise their constitutional right to remain silent when they appear in court on November 4, rather than risk civil imprisonment. The federal grand jury proceedings center on anti-imperialist philanthropist Fergie Chambers, who provided financial support to humanitarian initiatives in Gaza. Chambers has been held in Spain for over three months on an extradition request from Washington alleging money laundering related to Palestinian resistance movements. Sherglis and Ross denounced the federal investigation as a legal "fishing expedition" designed to intimidate anti-genocide organizers, while pledging total solidarity with targeted activists and framing their noncompliance as a duty to protect the global anti-imperialist movement. The subpoena follows an aggressive push by the Trump administration under National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), an executive policy drafted by White House aide Stephen Miller that directs federal law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute left-wing and anti-war organizations.

Activists defy DOJ subpoenas in federal fishing expedition targeting finthrop Fergie Chambers Two pro-Palestinian activists subpoenaed by the US Justice Department have announced their flat refusal to cooperate with a federal grand jury investigation targeting political donors and anti-war organizers. The Grayson reveals that activists Bridget Sherglis and Sophie Ross - who previously served 60 days for direct action against an Elbit Systems military manufacturing facility in New Hampshire - have publicly stated that they will exercise their constitutional right to remain silent when they appear in court on November 4, rather than risk civil imprisonment. The federal grand jury proceedings center on anti-imperialist philanthropist Fergie Chambers, who provided financial support to humanitarian initiatives in Gaza. Chambers has been held in Spain for over three months on an extradition request from Washington alleging money laundering related to Palestinian resistance movements. Sherglis and Ross denounced the federal investigation as a legal "fishing expedition" designed to intimidate anti-genocide organizers, while pledging total solidarity with targeted activists and framing their noncompliance as a duty to protect the global anti-imperialist movement. The subpoena follows an aggressive push by the Trump administration under National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), an executive policy drafted by White House aide Stephen Miller that directs federal law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute left-wing and anti-war organizations.