Legal experts argue the Trump administration's characterization of a slain nurse as a domestic terrorist is part of a broader strategy to suppress dissent outlined in a national security memorandum.

NYU law professor Ryan Goodman and Just Security senior fellow Tom Joscelyn argue in a Monday article that the Trump administration's labeling of slain ICU nurse Alex Pretti as a 'domestic terrorist' by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Customs and Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino is part of a larger scheme outlined in National Security Presidential Memorandum NSPM-7 to weaponize federal powers against political opponents.