House Democrats ask inspectors general to investigate use of federal officers at Portland protests
by Madison Dibble, Breaking News Reporter |
| July 19, 2020 04:42 PM
Several top Democrats wrote a letter to the inspectors general of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security demanding an investigation into the use of federal agents in Portland.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, and House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney wrote to Inspectors General Michael Horowitz and Joseph Cuffari on Sunday requesting a review of the use of agents from the DOJ and the DHS to quash violent protests in Portland over the weekend.
"As we continue to stand with our fellow citizens protesting systemic racism and police brutality throughout the country, we are increasingly alarmed at the Trump Administration’s use of federal law enforcement to violate the civil rights of our constituents. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appear to have increasingly abused emergency authorities to justify the use of force against Americans exercising their right to peaceful assembly," they wrote.
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