Senate Republican’s are unlikely to honor this request even though the Portland action seems to be reigniting protests around the country again…
Oh, and Homeland now says it’s sending reinforcements to ‘hold’ the street in front of the Federal courthouse that 100 or so federal agents can’t seem to keep a handle on and have been pushing away from their original mission …
Others in Portland are trying the courts….
The mayors of six U.S. cities appealed Monday to Congress to make it illegal for the federal government to deploy militarized federal agents to cities that don’t want them, even as the Trump administration is considering sending more of them to Portland, Ore.
“This administration’s egregious use of federal force on cities over the objections of local authorities should never happen,” the mayors of Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Kansas City Albuquerque and Washington D.C. wrote to leaders of the U.S. House and Senate.
Early Monday, U.S. agents repeatedly fired what appeared to be tear gas, flash bangs and pepper balls at protesters outside the federal courthouse in downtown in Portland. Some protesters had climbed over the fence surrounding the courthouse, while others shot fireworks, banged on the fence and projected lights on the building.
President Donald Trump said Monday on Twitter that the federal properties in Portland “wouldn’t last a day” without the presence of the federal agents.
Homeland Security is considering sending about 50 additional Customs and Border Protection agents to Portland, according to an administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. The plan has not been finalized and it’s not clear if the officers would be replacing the officers on the ground.
The Trump administration says the forces are needed in Portland to protect the courthouse and other federal buildings. But the mayors said the officers have patrolled areas distant from the federal properties and arrested citizens without cause….
Why is Barr getting grilled before Congress over Covid?
While I certainly think that Trump and the appropriate people who work on this matter should be held accountable through the systems of checks and balances, what does nay of this have to really do with Barr’s portfolio as Attorney General?
Both sides in this hearing are grandstanding to the extreme. It’s pretty sad all around, but at least they will get their desired sound bites. They all basically have safe districts on both sides of the aisle. Barr is basically doing whatever he has to do to not displease his audience of one.
Only Martha Roby of Alabama, who is leaving Congress this year, asked a substantive policy question of Barr related to the matter of child trafficking.
Barr knew exactly what he was in for…
He believes in the Imperial Presidency and he going out STILL feeling that way…