Trump’s counter-terror cuts will harm fight against far right, experts warn

Scale of cuts undermines US president's own promises of ending stateside terrorism and curtailing antisemitism

Donald Trump's administration has ended funding for a slew of counter-terrorism research projects, in a move experts say will hinder future law enforcement abilities to predict and prevent attacks on the public, especially from the far right.

The cuts, affecting multiple agencies and departments, come after the US president granted unconditional" pardons to about 1,500 people involved in the January 6 attacks on Capitol Hill and the appointment of the Trump ultra-loyalist Kash Patel to the helm of the FBI.