Antifa, the far-left militant movement that calls itself "antifascist," is very real and very dangerous, House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told Fox News @Night on Monday.

Jordan made the remark in reactionto a comment made by committee chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler over the weekend.

On Sunday, Nadler, D-N.Y., was heard on camera saying that Antifa in Portland, Ore., which has experienced 60 consecutive nights of protests and violence, is a myth that is being spreadonly in Washington, D.C.

Its scary that Jerry Nadler saysthat, the chairman of theJudiciary Committee, the committee thats supposed to look out for the rule oflaw, the committee thats supposed to be concernedabout the Constitution andprotecting basic rights andliberties, Jordan said in response to Nadlers statement.

Antifa, a terroristorganization, is anything but amyth.

Antifa has no definedorganizational hierarchy or membership process. The collection ofautonomous Antifa groups in mostly left-wing cities sees itself as a descendant of the Europeananti-Nazi movements, and generally agrees that the best way to combat ideas they find odiousis not through speech or debate,but by direct action and physical confrontation.

In May, President Trump announced that the U.S. government will designate Antifa as aterrorist organization.

The announcement came as Trump has blamed Antifa for riots taking place across the country in response tothe death of George Floyd, the unarmed black man who died May 25 while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minn., after an officer kneeled on his neck for more than 8 minutes in an incident caught on video.

Remember, it was just three-and-a-half weeks ago when Mr.Nadler [was] onthe House floor to debate with us [and he] said Antifa isimaginary, so at least hes consistent, Jordan said on Monday. Hesconsistently wrong about thisterrorist organization that PresidentTrump has rightly called a terroristorganization.

Jordan then pointed to some of the violence that has taken place in Portland.

Fox 12 in Portland citing the U.S. Attorneys Office in Oregon reported that 22 people were arrested and are facing federal charges for their roles in protestsover the weekend at the federal courthouse inPortland.

The television station reported that court documents show that protests since May 26 have been followed by nightly criminal activity, including assaults on law enforcement officers, destruction of property, looting and arson.

Last week, at least three federal officers inPortland may not recover their vision, after demonstrators, who have shown up in crowds of over 1,000for several nights, shined lasers in their eyes and threwfireworks at a federal courthouse, officials said.

Go tell the officers whovebeen blinded, the officers whove been attacked, ask them if Antifasa myth or an imaginaryorganization, Jordan said on Monday.

Ask Andy Ngo, the journalist who wasattacked in Portland over a yearago, if they are an imaginaryorganization or some kind of myth, Jordan continued.

Ngo is a conservative writer who was publicly beaten during a rally in Portlandand said he suffered a brain injury during the assault, according to Oregon Live.

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They are very real, they are very dangerous, Jordan said, adding that Attorney General Bill Barr knows it.

Thats one other reason whythe Democrats are out to get WilliamBarr because hes calling it accurately andtruthfully, Jordan continued.

Barr is scheduled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time Tuesday, where he plans to take no prisoners as he will strongly condemn the grave abuses in the bogus Russiagate scandal, while also highlighting Black-on-Black violence and defend law enforcement officers, a transcript of his prepared remarks obtained by Fox News Monday night said.

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Host Shannon Bream noted that Democrats told Fox News that they planto grill him on everything fromthe crackdown on protestersoutside the White House to whythe Feds are getting involved inlocal protests and even theMueller report.

Fox News Gregg Re, Danielle Wallace and Ronn Blitzer contributed to this report.

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