With Portland plagued by weeks of violent protests, including attacks on police, Oregon’s leaders are demanding an investigation into federal officers who they branded an “occupying” force assaulting “peaceful protesters.”
Four Democratic lawmakers from the state – US Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, as well as US House members Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici – called for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to probe the “violent actions of federal forces in Portland” on Friday.
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