House Democrats call for IG probe into use of federal agents in Portland

[applegrove]

House Democrats call for IG probe into use of federal agents in Portland

Rashaan Ayesh at Axios

https://www.axios.com/portland-federal-agents-inspector-general-25cdde1f-96c2-47df-96d8-d6dfb17cbcb1.html

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The chairs of the House Oversight, Judiciary and Homeland Security committees on Sunday called on the inspectors general of the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security to open an investigation into the Trump administration's use of federal agents against protesters in Portland, Oregon.

Why it matters: The House Democrats say the agencies "appear to have increasingly abused emergency authorities to justify the use of force against Americans exercising their right to peaceful assembly," pointing to reports of unidentified federal agents arbitrarily detaining protesters in unmarked vans.

*President Trump and acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf have defended the use of federal law enforcement, claiming that violent anarchists have overtaken the city and defaced federal property.

*Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Sunday called the reported actions of federal law enforcement "abhorrent" and "unconstitutional."

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[soothsayer]

1. Ok, good. But who's the IG?

[Budi]

2. None of the DHS leaders were Senate confirmed..

Link to tweet

[Zoonart]

4. Every departmwnt that does not have a confirmed

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Dept. Head should be immediately defunded. No oversight no money.

[Me.]

6. Exactly

All the money evaporates until they do

[Zoonart]

3. Weak tea.

Jack their funding and call the chain of comand on the carpet now.

[rockfordfile]

5. good

It 's time to arrest those un-American pos that assaulted that Navy vet