Material support for terrorism (18 U.S.C. § 2339A)

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Material support for terrorism (18 U.S.C. § 2339A) has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including This American Life. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Zoe ChaceThis American Life producer and reporter who covered the trial

  • Zoe Chace explained that the material support charge can rest on as little as over $1,000 of damage to a federal building.

    “strictly speaking, you can be charged with it if you do something as simple as do more than $1,000 worth of damage to a federal building”

    This American Life: 891: The Test Case (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:05:09

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Brian BouffardDefense attorney and former Navy JAG, co-counsel to Patrick McLean

  • Brian Bouffard warned that the material support convictions would embolden the government to use the law this way against others.

    “it means the government is going to be emboldened to continue to use the law in this way, which is a danger to everybody”

    This American Life: 891: The Test Case (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:01

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Podcasts

Episodes

  • 891: The Test Case

    This American Life · Jul 13, 2026 · 1 h 11 min

    Zoe Chace reports on the federal trial over the July 4 Prairieland Detention Center shooting, where the government tried to prove an Antifa terror cell existed.