The Left wants to instigate Napoleonic Law where you have to prove your innocence rather than the courts having to prove you’re guilty. It’s the way in France as an example. To the Left the accusation is paramount rather than the evidence against it.
The Left is not in love with the American Revolution.
The Left much prefers the French Revolution.
The French Revolution was a bloody affair where the enemies of the Left were publicly executed. And the end result was a military dictatorship under Napoleon.
The American Left is hoping that they can be just as successful as the French.