Dear MoveOn member,
This is deeply concerning.
A leaked memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi reveals that the Department of Justice is compiling a list of organizations that could be targeted for investigation for "domestic terrorism,” which it describes as groups expressing "anti-American sentiment," views on immigration, or opposition to "traditional American views on family, religion, and morality."1
In other words, any group that is expressing dissent against Donald Trump—groups like MoveOn.
This memo expands on National Security Presidential Memorandum-7, or NSPM-7, which Trump signed in September. When journalists pressed the White House, Justice Department, and Department of War on what consequences Americans designated as members of domestic terrorist organizations could be subject to, they refused to answer.2 For over a month, these agencies have maintained a silence that experts and lawmakers describe as "especially worrisome."3
This isn't about protecting national security. This is about silencing dissent. And organizations like MoveOn that speak out against Trump's policies could find themselves in the crosshairs.
We need to be prepared to fight back with everything we have. Will you donate $9 to MoveOn today to help us defend our right to organize and speak out? (If you have saved your payment information with ActBlue, your donation will go straight through.)
Robert Reich calls NSPM-7 "the most sweeping attack on the First Amendment" he has ever seen.4
The ACLU, which is already preparing legal challenges to NSPM-7, calls it "a fever dream of conspiracies" designed to "investigate and intimidate critics."5 Senator Tammy Duckworth said that Trump's arbitrary designation of groups should "worry all Americans."6
We are certainly taking notice, because MoveOn and members like you have been on the front lines fighting the Trump administration's agenda. We've organized millions of Americans to resist his most dangerous nominations. We've mobilized communities to protect vulnerable populations from his attacks.
And Trump already has a documented history of threatening those who oppose him. He has called for violence against protesters, political opponents, and even military leaders who refused to follow his illegal orders. Just last month, when Democratic lawmakers reminded military personnel they must disobey illegal orders, Trump posted on Truth Social: "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???" followed by another post stating "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!"6
This is the reality we're facing. And this is why we can't let up now.
Can you make a $9 donation to MoveOn right now to ensure we have the resources to continue our work and defend ourselves if we're targeted under NSPM-7? (If you have saved your payment information with ActBlue, your donation will go straight through.)
2026 will be here before we know it. We need to be prepared for whatever comes next. That means having the resources to organize, to mobilize, to educate, and yes, to defend ourselves if necessary.
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Thanks for all you do.
–Britt, Amanda R., Katie, Toni, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Leaked Memo Shows Pam Bondi Wants List of 'Domestic Terrorism' Groups Who Express 'Anti-American Sentiment,'" Common Dreams, December 7, 2025
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pam-bondi-doj-memo
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. Post on Facebook by Robert Reich, October 27, 2025
https://www.facebook.com/RBReich/posts/friends-theres-something-flying-under-the-radar-that-you-should-know-abouttrumps/1363042951855815/
5. "ACLU Statement on the Trump Administration's Memorandum Targeting Political Opponents," ACLU, September 25, 2025
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-statement-on-the-trump-administrations-memorandum-targeting-political-opponents
6. "White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List," The Intercept, December 12, 2025
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/12/trump-nspm-7-domestic-terrorist-executions-antifa-boat-strikes/
7. "Leaked Memo Shows Pam Bondi Wants List of 'Domestic Terrorism' Groups Who Express 'Anti-American Sentiment,'" Common Dreams, December 7, 2025
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pam-bondi-doj-memo
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