D
CHANGES TO PETITION THEIR
GOVERNMENT FOR GRIEVANCES. IS
IN THE VERY BEST TRADITION OF
AMERICA. NO HISTORY OF THE
UNITED. STATES NO RECOUNTING OF
THE UNENDING SO. TO LIVE UP TO
OUR FOUNDING PROPOSES. WOULD BE
COMPLETE WITHOUT RECOGNITION OF
THE PEACEFUL MOVEMENTS THAT
HAVE PUSHED THIS NATION FORWARD.
FROM THE ABOLITIONISTS. TO THE
SUFFRAGETTES. TO THE COUNTLESS
BRAVE ANNA WROTE SOULS WHO
MARCHED IN SUPPORT OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS MOVEMENT. PEACEABLE
ASSEMBLIES. HAVE MOVEMENT ROOMS
IN THIS COUNTRY. AND THEY STILL
CAN'T. WHAT AMERICA SAW THE
HORRIFYING VIDEO A POLICE
OFFICER KILLING GEORGE FLOYD. A
BRUTAL KILLING. THAT INVOKED
FOR MANY THE NATION'S LONG
HISTORY OF RACIAL
DISCRIMINATION AND INJUSTICE.
AMERICANS RIGHTLY. AND
PEACEABLY ASSEMBLE TO DEMAND
JUSTICE JUSTICE FOR EVERY
AMERICAN REGARDLESS OF SKIN
COLOR. BUT WHAT BEGAN AS
LEGITIMATE PROTESTS AGAINST A
VILE ACT OF ABUSE. SADLY. WE'RE
SOON JAY. BY OPPORTUNISTS AND
VIOLENT RADICALS. BY EARLY JUNE.
RIOTERS HAD INJURED MORE THAN
SEVEN HUNDRED LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND HAD MURDERED DAVID DORN. A
RETIRED OFFICER WHO SERVES
SAINT LOUIS WITH HONOR FOR MANY
YEARS. THEY ALSO DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED COUNTLESS BUILDINGS
AND BUSINESSES IN MINNEAPOLIS
ALONE. RIOTERS BURNED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DAMAGED
OVER FOUR HUNDRED BUSINESSES.
MANY OF THEM OWNED BY AFRICAN
AMERICANS. AT A COST OF WELL
OVER FIVE HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS IN DAMAGES. IN
PHILADELPHIA POLICE CARS WERE
SET ABLAZE. IN SEATTLE RIOTERS
WHO DAMAGED HUNDREDS OF
BUILDINGS WE'RE GRANTED AND
ALLOWED TO SET UP A SO CALLED
AUTONOMOUS ZONE BY LOCAL
OFFICIALS. WHO ALL TOO
PREDICTABLY. RESULTED IN MORE
CRIME INCLUDING FOR SHOOTING.
THAT COST TO YOUNG PEOPLE THAT
THEIR LIVES. THE FACT IS THE
PEOPLE WHO TOOK THE STREETS
BECAUSE THEIR HEARTS CRIED OUT
FOR JUSTICE. HAD BECOME
OVERSHADOWED BY RIOTERS AND
LOOTERS AND THOSE WHO CYNICALLY
EXPLOIT THE CROW TO PROTEST FOR
THEIR OWN EVIL ENDS. AND THOSE
RIDERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
RACIAL JUSTICE INDEED THEY'RE
WILLING TO MAKE A MOCKERY OF
THE PEACEFUL PROTEST TO ADVANCE.
THEY'RE VIOLENT OBJECTIVES.
THEIR ACTIONS ARE PROFOUNDLY
RACIST THE RIOTERS AS THEY
DESTROY MINORITY COMMUNITIES BY
NO BILL. AND MINORITY LIVES
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. THEY
SHOULDN'T BE COMPLICATED
PEACEFUL PROTESTS MUST BE
PROTECTED RIOTS MUST BE STOPPED.
NO ONE HAS A RIGHT TO ASSAULT
ANOTHER PERSON TO FIRE BOMB A
BUILDING TO THROW A MOLOTOV
COCKTAIL INTO A POLICE CAR.
THAT'S NOT EXERCISING A
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT THAT IS
TERRORIZING YOUR FELLOW
CITIZENS. MORE AND MORE WE'RE
SEEING SIGNS THAT A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF THIS VIOLENCE OF
THIS RIGHT IS NOT RANDOM IT'S A
SPOT YES. RATHER IT IS
COORDINATED AND INSPIRED BY
LEFTISTS ANARCHISTS GROUPS
GROUPS LIKE ANTIFA. THAT WILL
WITHOUT SHAME EXPLOITED
NATIONAL TRAGEDY TO ATTACK.
AMERICAN BUILDINGS AMERICAN
HOMES AN AMERICAN LIVES. THIS
IS HAPPENING IN MY HOME STATE
IN AUSTIN AND DALLAS. AND IT'S
HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WEATHER IN MINNEAPOLIS NEVADA
CITY PITTSBURGH TOLEDO TO NAME
A FEW. BUT TRAGICALLY NOWHERE
MORE SO THAN IN PORTLAND OREGON.
IN PORTLAND AND T. FOR ANOTHER
RADICALS HAVE THROWN METAL
PIPES AT DHS OFFICERS AND USE
COMMERCIAL GRADE LASERS. TO TRY
TO BLIND THEM PERMANENTLY. THEY
LAUNCHED MORTAR STYLE ATTACKS
WITH COMMERCIAL GRADE FIREWORKS
THEY FIREBOMBED. A FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE. THIS IS NOT
PEACEFUL PROTEST. THIS VIOLENCE
SIX FOR ITSELF. BUT FOR GOOD
MEASURE IN GRAFFITI ON THE
COUNTY COURTHOUSE THEY WROTE.
UNTIL THE POLICE AND ICE ARE
ABOLISHED. WE WILL BURN THIS
CITY DOWN PIECE BY PIECE. THEY
ARE TELLING US WHAT THEIR
DEMANDS ARE. TO SHUT DOWN AND
ABOLISH THE POLICE. THIS
VIOLENCE SHOULD BE UNIVERSALLY
CONDEMNED ALL ONE HUNDRED
SENATORS OUGHT TO COME TOGETHER
AND SAY DON'T MURDER YOUR
FELLOW CITIZENS DON'T ATTACK.
POLICE OFFICERS. PROTECT EACH
OTHER'S RIGHTS. INSTEAD I'M
SEEING LEADERS UNITED. WE'RE
SAYING TOO MANY LOCAL OFFICIALS
MAYORS. AND GOVERNORS. IT A
CYNICAL DECISION THAT IT'S IN
THEIR PARTISAN INTERESTS TO
TURN A BLIND EYE TO THIS
VIOLENCE. TO TURN A BLIND EYE
TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
BEING ATTACKED ON A NIGHTLY
BASIS. AND EVEN WORSE THAN THAT
TO DEMONISE THE POLICE OFFICERS.
TO THROW OUT TERMS LIKE STORM
TROOPERS AND GESTAPO. TO
DESCRIBE FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DOING
THEIR JOBS. FOR THAT REASON
THAT I'VE INTRODUCED
LEGISLATION CALLED THE RECLAIM
ACT. THE RECLAIM ACT PROVIDES
BUT IF YOU AS AN AMERICAN IF
YOU'RE INJURED. IF YOUR
PROPERTY IS DAMAGE IF YOUR HOME
IS BURNED TO THE GROUND IF YOUR
BUSINESS IS LOOTED AND
DESTROYED. DURING A RIOT. AS A
RESULT OF THE DECISION A
POLITICAL LEADERS TO DENY YOU
POLICE PROTECTION. THANK YOU
HAVE A FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION
TO SUE. THE MUNICIPALITY OR THE
CITY THAT HAS DENIED YOU POLICE
PROTECTION. AND HAS WILLFULLY
LOOK THE OTHER WAY WHILE YOUR
LIFE WAS ENDANGERED WHY YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS WAS BIRD TO
THE GROUND. NINE FAIR
PROTECTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
IS A CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION.
FOR ANY AMERICAN WHO IS DENIED.
JUST DAYS AFTER GEORGE GEORGE
FLOYD WAS KILLED.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LEWIS.
WHO'S PASSING THE NATION JUST
MOURNED. HE SAID QUOTE. RIDING.
LOOTING AND BURNING IS NOT THE
WAY. ORGANIZE DEMONSTRATE SIT
IN STAND UP VOTE.
REPRESENTATIVE LUIS IS EXACTLY
RIGHT. WE ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO
FREE SPEECH AND WE SHOULD
PROTECT THAT RIGHT VIGOROUSLY.
BUT WE SHOULD ALSO BE UNITED IN
CONDEMNING POLITICAL VIOLENCE
IN CONDEMNING DOMESTIC
TERRORISM. AND UNDERSTAND. JUST
WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE GROUND
WHAT THE WHOLE ROW LIKE MEN AND
WOMEN OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE
FACING RIGHT NOW. IT'S HELPFUL.
TO SEE DIRECTLY WHAT'S
OCCURRING IN THERE'S A VIDEO
THAT SHOULD DISPLAY THIS NOW.
AND PLEASE SHOW ME WHERE IT
SAYS THE PROTESTERS OPPOSED TO
BE POLITE AND PEACEFUL. WE WILL
BE ABLE TO TRANSFORM THE
JANGLING FAST CALLED. FREEDOM
OF. FREEDOM. A PASSIONATE
MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE IS FINDING
ITSELF SWEPT UNDER THE FEET OF
RAMPAGING AND DESTRUCTIVE MOBS
DUPLICATED. IT IS BEING SPREAD
ONLY IN WASHINGTON THESE
SEVENTY SEVEN YEAR OLD DAVID
WAS SHOT TO DEATH AS A PAWN
SHOP HE WAS PROTECTING WAS
BEING LOOTED FEDERAL PROTECTIVE
SERVICE OFFICER DAVE UNDERWOOD
WAS KILLED FORTY SAY WAS A
TARGETED ATTACK ON LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
 SENATE RUNOFF.
THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN NOBODY IS
CONDONING VIOLENCE AGAINST
ANYONE BY ANYONE THIS HEARING
IS TITLED PULLED THE RIGHT OF
THE PEOPLE PEACEABLY TO
ASSEMBLE PROTECTING SPEECH BY
STOPPING ANNIKA'S VIOLENCE AND
QUOTE. BUT THE HEARING WE
SHOULD BE HAVING IS ONE CALLED
THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE
PEACEABLY TO ASSEMBLE WITHOUT
BEING BEATEN UP BY AN
IDENTIFIABLE FEDERAL AGENTS.
THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE ACTUAL
PROBLEM LAWFUL PROTESTERS ARE
FACING AND THE REST OF US ARE
SEEN IN THIS COUNTRY. THE
MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD HAS LED
TO PROTESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
AND INDEED AROUND THE WORLD. IN
RESPONSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HAS USED VIOLENCE AND EXCESSIVE
FORCE TO BREAK UP THESE
PROTESTS. WE SAW THIS IN TWO
WELL KNOWN EXAMPLES IN
LAFAYETTE SQUARE AND SEE AND IN
IN OUR IN. IN JUNE FIRST OVER
PEACEFULLY. AROUND OFFICE BY
THE WHITE HOUSE CALLING FOR AN
END TO RACIAL INJUSTICE AND
POLICE BRUTALITY. SUDDENLY
FEDERAL AGENTS UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF A TURNER GENERAL
BARR. USED CHEMICAL GAS BATONS
RUBBER BULLETS RIOT SHIELDS AND
FLASH BANG GRENADES TO FORCIBLY
DISTURBED DISPERSE THE
PROTESTERS AND CLEAR THE AREA.
CLEARLY THIS WAS DONE SO
PRESIDENT TRUMP COULD GET A
PHOTO UP IN FRONT OF SAINT
JOHN'S CHURCH. THERE WAS NO
ANARCHIST VIOLENCE IN LAFAYETTE
SQUARE IN FACT THE ONLY ONES
USING FORCE WERE. LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENTS. ORLANDO
ANOTHER CLEAR EXAMPLE WHERE
FEDERAL AGENTS USED EXCESSIVE
AND INDISCRIMINATE FORCE TO
BREAK UP PEOPLE GATHERED TO
PEACEFULLY PROTEST ON JULY
FOURTH UNIDENTIFIED FEDERAL
AGENTS ARRIVED IN PORTLAND
OUTFITTED AS A FOR WAR. WEARING
CAMOUFLAGE AND HEAVY GEAR TO
JUSTIFY THIS UNNECESSARY
DEPLOYMENT OF FEDERAL OFFICERS
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS
ADMINISTRATION HAVE REPEATEDLY
PORTRAYED PORTLAND PROTESTERS
AS VIOLENT ANARCHISTS AND
MEMBERS OF ANTIFA. BUT IN THE
PAST FOUR WEEKS BUT WE HAVE
ACTUALLY SEEN A FEDERAL AGENTS
BEATING UP ON NONVIOLENT
PROTESTERS TEAR GASSING THEM
AND SHOOTING THEM WITH RUBBER
BULLETS AND OTHER SO CALLED
LESS LETHAL MUNITIONS WE SAW
FEDERAL AGENTS SHOOT A TWENTY
SIX YEAR OLD NONVIOLENT
PROTESTER IN THE FACE. WITH ONE
OF THESE LESS LETHAL MUNITIONS.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO.
HERE DONOVAN ABELLA SUFFERED
SKULL FRACTURES HE WAS IN ICU
HE REQUIRED SURGERY. WE SAW
FEDERAL OFFICERS BEAT A FIFTY
THREE YEAR OLD NAVY VETERAN
APPROACH THEM TO ASK WHY THEY
WERE NOT HONORING THEIR OATHS
TO THE CONSTITUTION AND WHEN
CHRISTOPHER DAVIS REFUSED TO
REACT WHEN FEDERAL AGENTS BEAT
HIM AND BROKE HIS BONES THEY
PEPPER SPRAYED HIM IN THE FACE.
WE SAW FEDERAL OFFICERS TEAR
GAS MOMS DADS AND VETERANS WHO
STOOD AS A WALL TO PROTECT
PEACEFUL YOUNG PROTESTERS WE
ALSO SAW UNIDENTIFIED FEDERAL
FORCES GRAB PEACEFUL PROTESTERS
OFF THE STREETS AND FORCE THEM
INTO UNMARKED VANS ONE
PROTESTER DESCRIBED HAVING HIS
HAT PULLED OVER HIS FACE SO HE
COULD NOT SEE. I AM NOT ALONE
IN MY DEEP CONCERN OVER THE
FEDERAL AGENTS USE OF FORCE AND
VIOLENCE AGAINST PROTESTERS AT
PORTLAND. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
OREGON HAS THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT JUST FEDERATE USING
THE KIND OF CLOTHES POLICE
TACTICS WE'RE TAKING OFF THREE
FORCED INTO ON FEB. STATE AND
LOCAL OF IN OREGON HAVE
DEMANDED THAT FEDERAL FORCES
LEAVE PORTLET BECAUSE THEY
HAPPEN VIOLENCE NOT PEACE. LAYS
THERE'S GENERAL. OF THE DEEP OF
HOME SECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF
A OF JUSTICE HAVE DECIDED THAT
THE FEDERAL OFFICERS USE OF
FORCE AGAINST PROTESTERS IN
PORTLAND WERE CONCERNING ENOUGH
TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION. THE
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S INSPECTOR
GENERAL HAS ALSO CONCLUDED THAT
THE FEDERAL OFFICERS USE OF
FORCE AGAINST PEACEFUL
PROTESTERS NEAR LAFAYETTE
SQUARE WAS CONCERNING ENOUGH TO
INCLUDE IN THIS INVESTIGATION.
DESPITE THESE FACTS WE ARE
HAVING A HEARING ON PROTECTING
PEACEFUL PROTESTERS FROM
ANIKA'S VIOLENCE BUT WITH WHAT
WE SEEN IN PORTLAND ARE
PEACEFUL PROTESTERS IN NEED OF
PROTECTION FROM FEDERAL
OFFICERS LET'S BE CLEAR ONCE
AGAIN NO ONE IS CONDONING ANY
BILAS FIVE AND FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR BUT THE TESTERS.
BUT BY FOCUSING ONLY ON ANIKA'S
VIOLENCE THIS SUBCOMMITTEE IS
FURTHERING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
EFFORTS TO DISTRACT US FROM THE
UNDERLYING ISSUES THAT MILLIONS
MILLIONS OF PROTESTERS HAVE
BEEN CALLING ON US TO ADDRESS
THE SYSTEMIC RACIAL INJUSTICE
IN OUR COUNTRY. PRESIDENT TRUMP
IS DELIBERATELY TRYING TO
UNDERMINE THE MASS OF PROTESTS
FOR RACIAL JUSTICE BY
DISMISSING THEM ANARCHISTS. AND
ANTIFA. TO PERPETUATE THIS
NARRATIVE PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
IGNORED FACTUAL EVIDENCE
SHOWING THAT WHITE SUPREMACISTS
HAVE PEACEFUL PROTESTS TO
INCITE VIOLENCE AND STOKE
RACIAL CONFLICT SUCH AS IN
MINNEAPOLIS. HE HAS IGNORED
STUDIES SHOWING THAT WHITE
SUPREMACISTS HAVE KILLED AT
LEAST. THREE HUNDRED TWENTY
NINE VICTIMS IN THE PAST SIX.
WHAT TIME. KILL NO ONE IN
POLICE MOTIVATED ATTACKS AND HE
HAS IGNORED WHAT SOME HAVE
CALLED THE LARGEST MOVEMENT IN
AMERICAN HISTORY THE MILLIONS
OF PEOPLE HAVE MARCHED
PEACEFULLY IN THE STREETS
FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF GEORGE
FLOYD. DEMANDING CHANGE. IS
THIS SUBCOMMITTEE WANTS TO
PROTECT AMERICANS RIGHT TO
PEACEFULLY ASSEMBLE WE SHOULD
BE FOCUSED ON PREVENTING
FEDERAL OFFICERS FROM BEATING
UP PROTESTERS TEAR GASSING THEM
AND SHOOTING THEM IN THE FACE.
THAT'S A HEARING WE SHOULD BE
HAVING. TODAY MISTER CHAIRMAN
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO
SHOW A VIDEO THAT HIGHLIGHTS
THE EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE BY
FEDERAL AGENTS IN PORTLAND.
THANK YOU. HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS
REVIEWED BY THE TIMES SHOWED US
ALL THE PROTESTERS WERE
ANTAGONISTIC OFFICERS OFTEN
RESPONDED WITH DISPROPORTIONATE.
LANKFORD STREETS TWO HOURS.
THIS WILL PROTESTERS WITH
BATONS. CONFUSED FLASHPOINTS
PROBABLES. THAT'S THE FROM
MUNITIONS TO CLEAR THE STREETS.
DIRECTIONS OFTEN APPEARS TO
ESCALATE RATHER THAN DE
ESCALATE MATTERS AND IN SOME
INSTANCES THEY ATTACKED WHEN
THERE WAS NO APPARENT STRESS ON
JULY ELEVENTH PROTESTERS OUT OF
ON THE BALLOT WAS UP THE
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE WHEN AN
OFFICER APPEARS TO FIRED AT HIS
HEAD IN RETALIATION FOR TOSSING
EXPENSE TEAR GAS CANISTER.
LOVELL'S MOTHER TOLD LOCAL
MEDIA HE SUFFERED SKULL
FRACTURES AND NEEDED SURGERY.
LATER THAT NIGHT WHEN FELIX
OFFICERS HELP FOR THE
PROTESTERS THEY WERE
AGGRESSIVELY CLEARED AWAY. ON
JULY EIGHTEENTH A NAVY VESSEL
WAS THAT'S ALL THE PEPPER
SPRAYED ANOTHER HOAX AFTER. HIS
RIGHT HAND WAS. AND YOU NEEDS
SURGERY. SOMETIMES MEMBERS OF
THE PRESS FOR CASH. YES ON THE
BACK OBVIOUSLY WERE PRESS THIS
PATROL BEFORE MATTHEW LEWIS
ROLAND TOLD THE TIMES THAT OF
ALL THE OF TEN PROJECTILES WERE
FIRED INTO HIS BACK. IN THE
MIDDLE OF ALL THIS PROTESTERS
WERE DETAINED IN WAYS THAT
ALARM CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATES
AND FORMER HOMELAND SECURITY
OFFICIAL. AT ABOUT ITS OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT ON JULY FIFTEENTH
SEVERAL FEDERAL OFFICERS WERE
FILLED DRIVING AN UNMARKED
VEHICLES IN THE BLOCKS AROUND
CORTEX. HOW KNOW YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'RE. ONE PROTESTER WAS TO AT
THIS LOCATION NEARBY. FEDERAL
OFFICERS WOULDN'T IDENTIFY
THEMSELVES. FOUR PATCHES THE
RICE AND LEFT SIDES OF THEIR
UNIFORMS MATCH THOSE USED BY
MEMBERS OF PORT TACK THE
TACTICAL UNIT FROM CUSTOMS AND
BORDER PROTECTION. THEY DROVE
THE PROTESTERS AWAY IN AN
UNMARKED CAR. DHSS FEDERAL
OFFICERS OF MADE FORTY THREE
ARRESTS SINCE JULY FOURTH.
THANK YOU SENATOR HIRONO WILL
NOTICE THE END OF THAT VIDEO
THAT IS NARRATED IT SAYS
DESCRIBES LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS IS UNIDENTIFIED WILL
THE VIDEO SHOWS THEM WITH THE
WORDS POLICE AND BRIGHT YELLOW
ALL CAPS ACROSS THEIR CHEST. SO
THAT IS A CURIOUS WAY TO
DESCRIBE A LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER IS UNIDENTIFIED. I
WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE
RANKING MEMBER SAID NOBODY IS
CONDONING THE VIOLENCE AND
RIOTING. AND YET KNOW WHERE THE
OPENING REMARKS WAS EVEN ONE
WORD. CONDEMNING IT CONDEMNING
THE ASSAULTS CONDEMNING THE TWO
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN
INJURIES THAT FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE
SUFFERED AT THE HANDS OF THE
THOSE WRITERS NOT A WORD NOT A
WORD WAS SAID ABOUT THE MURDER.
A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER PATRICK UNDER WOULD NOT
A WORD WAS SAID. ABOUT THE
MURDER. I'VE RETIRED ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS POLICE OFFICER DAVID
DORN BOTH OF WHOM ARE AFRICAN
AMERICAN AND BOTH OF WHOM WERE
MURDERED AND WERE TOLD WE DON'T
CONDONE THIS WE SIMPLY WON'T
SAY A NEGATIVE WORD. ABOUT THIS
TERRORIST. THE SENATORS FROM
OREGON AT BOTH ASKED TO COME
BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE AND GIVEN
GIVEN. WHAT'S TRANSPIRING IN
PORTLAND THAT SEEMS-
APPROPRIATE COURTESY TO EXTEND
THEM SO WE ONE. NIGHT BOTH
SENATOR FROM OREGON SENATOR
WYDEN AND SENATOR MERKLEY BOTH
OF WHOM OF ASKED TO ADDRESS THE
SUBCOMMITTEE. THANKS THANK YOU
MR CHAIRMAN CAN YOU HEAR ME
MEASUREMENT. YES YES WE CAN'T.
GERMAN TIME IS SHORT SO I WILL
GET RIGHT TO THE QUESTION OF
PROTECTING FREE SPEECH. FIRST
AS A SENATOR FROM OREGON AN
IMPORTANT UNDER I WANT TO BEGIN
BY ASKING AFTER NOON. WHO
AMERICANS BELIEVE IS THE REAL
THREAT TO OUR CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS. IS IT THE OREGONIANS
WHO GATHERED IN MY HOMETOWN IN
OVERWHELMING PEACEFUL PROTESTS
FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. IN THE
MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. HELLO
ARMS POLICE WHO SNATCHED
PORTLANDERS OFF STREETS ON
MARCH BAND INTERROGATED THEM
WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION OR
CHARGES. IF WALL OF MOMS THE
COURAGEOUS WOMEN LIKE MY FRIEND
SHARON MYRON AN EMERGENY RUN TO
THE VISION A COUNTY
COMMISSIONER WILL PUT
THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY TO
PROTECT YOUR NEIGHBORS. ARE IS
IT THE ON IDENTIFIABLE FEDERAL
PARA MILITARY FORCES. WHO
WITHOUT PROVOCATION. BATON AND
GAS BOTH MOM AND THEIR FELLOW
PROTESTERS. IF THE P. FORTY
GATHERED POINT WONDERED TO
RAISE THEIR HANDS IN THE AIR
AND SANG THE WORDS HANDS UP
PLEASE DON'T SHOOT THE TERMINAL
BELOW BY. OR IS IT A NEW PLUS
PRESIDENT WHO CALLED OREGONIANS
PROFESSIONAL ANARCHISTS
PROFESSIONAL AGITATORS PEOPLE
WHO HATE OUR COUNTRY AND CALLED
MY HOME TOWN A BEEHIVE OF
TERRORISTS. THE ARGUED THAT
AMERICANS EXERCISING THEIR
RIGHT TO PEACEFUL PROTEST OUR
ANARCHIST TERRORIST EDUCATORS
IS BAD FAITH NONSENSE VIOLENT
CONFLICT IN PORTLAND WAS DOWN
BEFORE DONALD TRUMP GOT
INVOLVED. UNDER ARE STANDING UP
FOR JUSTICE I FIFTEEN BLACK
LIVES MATTER ACTIVISTS IN
PORTLAND AND OTHER CITIES
TRYING MIGHTILY TO PREVENT ACTS
OF VANDALISM BECAUSE THEY POINT
OUT ELOQUENTLY. DISTRACT CALLED.
CALLED TERM THE POSTED IN PRESS
ANALYSIS OF TWO HUNDRED
PORTLAND A RAFT AND THEY FOUND
THAT MOST TWO OR CHARGE FOR NON
VIOLENT ACTS DID NOT FIT THE
DEPICTION OF AN ANARCHIST THEY
DID THEIR ANALYSIS IS CHAIRMAN
ON THE BASIS OF PUBLIC RECORDS
COURT DOCKET I WOULD ASK
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WE COULD
ALL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ANALYSIS. GERMAN ONE MAKE THESE.
CAN ACCUSATIONS AND SPEND IN
SECRET POLICE. DONALD TRUMP
SENT SECRET POLICE TO CREATE
IMAGES OF CHAOS FOR POLITICAL
GAIN AIRING CAMPAIGN ADS AND
PROVIDE A BASIS FOR BAD FAITH.
STATE DISCUSSION. FORTUNATELY
IN THE DAYS SINCE FEDERAL
FORCES BACKED OFF THE CHAOS IS
LARGELY STOP IN PORTLAND.
PRESIDENT IS STILL GETTING THE
SCENES OF VIOLENCE OR THAT ADDS
THAT HE WANTED ME THREATENS
FURTHER ESCALATION IN PORTLAND
ELSEWHERE. NOW THIS NONSENSE
ABOUT LEFTIST ANARCHY ALSO
PAPERS OVER THE MURDERS IN
VANDALISM COMMITTED BY FAR
RIGHT DOMESTIC TERRORIST THOSE
MURDERS HAVE BEEN ON THE RISE
ALL RIGHT CRIMINALS IN BEEN
CAUGHT COMMITTING ACTS OF
VANDALISM AT THE SPEED OF BLACK
LIVES MATTER PROTEST. BASED
LEFT HI ABOUT IN OUR ALL RAISES
THE WORK DONE BY ALL THOSE WHO
SPLIT UP IN PEACEFUL. TO
DECLARE THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER
IN THE WAKE OF THE MURDER OF
GEORGE FLOYD MILLIONS AND
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ALL AGES
ALL ETHNICITIES ALL BACKGROUND.
PARTICIPATED IN PROTESTS
CALLING FOR AN END TO
INEQUALITY AND VIOLENCE AGAINST
BLACK AMERICANS ALL OF THIS
TALK ABOUT LEFTIST ANARCHY IS
JUST A BIG DEFLECTION. WHY CALL
FOR JOE. BARGAINS SAY IN
CLOSING THIS CHAIRMAN THE
PORTLANDERS DID NOT FEEL
PROTECTED BY DONALD TRUMP'S
SECRET POLICE FORCES FIRED
GREEN THERE'S A SERIOUS DANGER
TO AMERICANS CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS AT THIS UNIQUE MOMENT IN
HISTORY AND IT'S BECAUSE TO A
GREAT EXTENT BUT PRESIDENT IS
ENABLERS WERE CALLING PEOPLE
PROTESTERS ANARCHIST AND
TERRORISTS AND SENDING
PARAMILITARY FORCES INTO
AMERICA'S CITIES MISTER
CHAIRMAN I THINK PERHAPS. THE
NUMBER PLEASE READY NOW. WELL
THANK YOU SENATOR WYDEN SENATOR
MERKLEY. I TERMA CRUISING
MEMBER CORONA THANK YOU FOR
CONVENING THIS HEARING ON THE
CRITICAL NEED TO PROTECT
PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY IN AMERICA.
WE'VE HEARD CONFLICTING STORIES
ABOUT PORTLAND SCENES TAKEN
FROM EARLY ON AFTER GEORGE
FLOYD WAS MURDERED- PROTESTERS
IN A VERY ANGRY STATE- AND US
THERE WAS SOME MOST SUBSTANTIAL
DESTRUCTION. BUT WEEKS LATER.
THAT HAD DISAPPEARED DOWN TO A
SMALL NUMBER OF LATE NIGHT THE-
FOLKS. AND THAT'S WHEN THIS
CONVERSATION STARTS TO MAKE THE
TRANSITION TO WHAT THE FEDERAL
FORCES HAVE DONE HERE'S WHAT
THE SCENE LOOKED LIKE IN
PORTLAND. WHEN THE FEDERAL
TROOPS AEROBIC THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE PEACEFULLY PROTESTING.
WE MOVED ON INTO THE PICTURE.
HOLDING FLOWERS DAN. CHANTING
ARGUING THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A
REFORM IN AMERICA SO THAT THERE
IS EQUAL PUBLIC SAFETY FOR ALL
EQUAL JUSTICE FOR ALL. HELLO
MOMS WOULD FOR PROTECTED
PEACEFUL PROTESTERS FROM THE
FEDERAL FORCES BEHIND THEM.
THEN AT ABOUT ELEVEN PM THE
FEDERAL FORCES WOULD STORM OUT
OF THE FEDERAL BUILDING. AND
ATTACKED THE PEACEFUL
DEMONSTRATION THESE FORCES
WEARING CAMOUFLAGE WERE ARMED
WITH MILITARY GRADE TEAR GAS
FLASH BANG GRENADES IMPACT
MUNITIONS PEPPER SPRAY BATONS
AND THEY USE THEM ALL. SURE
THIS THREE OFFICERS ATTACKED A
FIFTY THREE YEAR OLD NAVY
VETERAN CHRIS DAVID TO HIM WITH
BATONS WALK THIRD PEPPER SPRAYS
HIS FACE WHILE HE STANDS WITH
HIS HANDS AT HIS SIDE. HE JUST
WANTED TO TALK TO TRUMP'S
OFFICERS ABOUT WHY THEY WERE
ARRESTING PROTESTERS WITHOUT
PROBABLE CAUSE. SURE THIS A
YOUNG MAN NAMED DONOVAN A
BALLAST ANTS FACING THE TROOPS
HOLDING A RADIO OVER SAID. AN
OFFICER STANDING ACROSS THE
STREET SHOOTS HIM IN THE CENTER
OF HIS FOREHEAD. SENDING HIM TO
THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL
CONDITION WITH A FRACTURED
SKULL. PICTURE THIS THAT WINDS
OF ORDINARY PORTLANDERS FROM
EVERY CORNER THE CITY EVERY
WALK OF LIFE ARE ASSAULTED. A
DISTURBING NUMBER OF THEM END
UP IN THE HOSPITAL SERIOUS
INJURIES FROM THE FEDERAL
TROOPS AND THOUSANDS ARE BUT
THE AFTER EFFECTS OF MILITARY
GRADE TEAR GAS. AFTER ATTACKING
THE CROWD TRUMP'S FORCES SWEPT
THROUGH THE STREETS GRAB
PROTESTERS THREW THEM IN
UNMARKED VANS WITH NO SPECIFIC
CHARGE OR PROBABLE CAUSE. THE
FOXES HAVE NO AGENCY MARKING IF
THEY DO IT'S HIDDEN THEY HAVE
NO UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS THERE'S
NO WAY TO HOLD ANYONE
ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUTRAGEOUS ACTS
AGAINST PEACEFUL PROTESTERS
THESE FEATURE OFF WITH NO
IDENTITY ATTACKING PROTESTERS
SWEEPING SOMEBODY WHAT BANDS
ARE THE FEATURES A SECRET
POLICE TACTICS FROM AROUND THE
WORLD. ATOMERA PRESIDENT WOULD
BRING SUCH TACTICS THE STREETS
OF AMERICA BUT TRUMP AS- WE
SHOULD PASS NO SEE POLICE IN
AMERICA ACT TO END IT IF WE
WANT TO PROTECT PEACEFUL
ASSEMBLY IN UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. THESE TACTICS MR
CHAIRMAN WE'RE NOT ABOUT
ARRESTING ANARCHISTS KRISTEVA
DONOVAN ABELLA THOUSANDS OF
PEACEFUL PROTESTERS WERE NOT
ANARCHISTS. THEY ARE CITIZENS
WHO LOVE THEIR CONSTITUTION AND
BELIEVE THAT OUR WE THE PEOPLE
REPUBLIC WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO CALL FOR
JUSTICE. AND CALL THE HOUSE DAY
AFTER DAY WEEK AFTER WEEK.
THESE AMERICANS INSPIRE MEETING
AND THEY SHOULD INSPIRE YOU.
HAVE THERE BEEN INCIDENTS OF
VIOLENCE AND DESTRUCTION BY FEW
YES AND I DON'T CONDONE
VANDALISM AND I CONDONE ANYONE
THREATENING HARM TO ANYONE
ELSE. BUT TRUMP'S FORCES DID
NOT ARREST VIOLENT FEW THEY
ATTACKED THE PEACEFUL MANY
THERE IS A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
IN THAT. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
LISTEN FIRSTHAND WITNESSES TO
THE VIOLENT TACTICS OF TRUMP
FORCES I READ A LOT OF THEM ON
THE FLOOR BUT HERE'S ANOTHER
ONE. ELLEN BONNIE A FORMER
PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER OBSERVERS
SO I'M STANDING THERE THE WHOLE
TIME I'M REALLY JUST TRYING TO
PAY ATTENTION AND THINKING I
HAD HEARD ANYTHING. ABOUT US WE
CLEAR THREE MEDICAL RIGHT THERE
WERE OVER THERE NOT THEN WE
WERE GAP NO OKAY ANY WARNINGS.
AT THE GAS CAME PEPPER BULLETS
IN SHE SAID. AND YOU THE RAT A
TAT ATTACK AND HONESTLY MY FOR
THOUGHT WAS HAPPENED MY HELMET
I THOUGHT I HAD HELMET ON IT
JUST HURTS SO BADLY. EVEN
THROUGH THE TO GET SHOT IN THE-
AND THEN CAME THE RUBBER
BULLETS THEY SHOT AND BROKE MY
LEFT FOOT BUT I STAYED UP I
MEAN THE PAIN WAS AWFUL MY TOES
THESE. THE BONE IN MY BIG TOE.
AND THEN CAME MORE TEAR GAS AND
SHE SAYS AND THE GIRL ON MY
LEFT THE TEAR GAS CANISTER
REPORT DIRECTLY INTO HER. HEAD
ALL OF US HERE. SWORN TO DEFEND
THE CALL. TO SHOULD SHOULD
CONDEMN THE SECRET POLICE
PARAMILITARY STYLE ATTACKS ON
CITIZENS. IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IT'S AN
UNBELIEVABLE OFFENSE AGAINST
CIVIL RIGHTS. HERE ON THE
STREETS OF OUR DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC. PRESIDENT TRUMP FIRST
AT THE STRATEGY OUT IN DC.
DEPLOYED ON MARK FORCES IN SOME
LOCATIONS WERE ATTACKING
PEACEFUL PROTESTERS ACROSS THE
WHITE HOUSE. NEXT WE BOUGHT
BROUGHT THE STRATEGY TO
PORTLAND THEY BRAG ABOUT PLANS
USE THE SAME TACTICS AGAINST IT
WITH THE- MAYOR'S BALL PARK
PHILADELPHIA. NEW YORK CITY.
TRITE CHICAGO AT OKLA.
TENNESSEE ONE DENTAL CAMPAIGN
IT CAN ABOUT THE A LAW AND
ORDER PRESS. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
CONFUSED USING SECRET POLICE
TACTICS AGAINST PEACEFUL BLACK
LIVES MATTER PROTESTERS DOESN'T
MAKE COMMITTEE FENDER OF LAW
AND ORDER IT MAKES HIM A
VIOLENT SUPPRESSOR. AFTER
NATIONAL COVERAGE OF THESE
TACTICS PRESIDENT TRUMP
RETREATED WITHDRAWING HIS
FEDERAL AGENTS FROM PORTLAND.
THE PROTESTS SINCE HAVE BEEN
PEACEFUL CELEBRATIONS FOCUS ON
THE MESSAGE OF THE B. L. M.
MOVEMENT. I ONE STOP MYSELF
THIS PAST WEEKEND I SPOKE AT A
RALLY HOSTED BY THE LOCAL
CHAPTER THE END OF LACI P. I
WALKED AROUND TALK WITH FOLKS
TO A BETTER DAY AFTER DAY WEEK
AFTER WEEK. THESE MEN WOMEN OUR
NATION DIRECTION WHAT SYSTEMIC
RACISM REMAINS AT THE HEART OF
SO MANY OF OUR INSTITUTIONS
WHICH ARE SHAPED LIFE IN THIS
COUNTRY FOR MORE THAN FOUR
CENTURIES. CLOSE WITH THIS
QUOTE THE GREATEST COURT
JUSTICE THURGOOD MARSHALL ONCE
SAID. I WISH I COULD SAY. THAT
RACISM AND PREJUDICE WE'RE ONLY
DISTANT MEMORIES. WE MUST
DISSENT FROM THE INDIFFERENCE.
WE MUST DISSENT FROM THE APATHY
WE MUSTY SCENT FROM THE FEAR
THE HATRED AND THE MISTRUST WE
MUST BE SET BECAUSE AMERICA CAN
DO BETTER. COLLEAGUES AMERICA
CAN BE BETTER AMERICA MUST DO
BETTER. YOUR. OKAY WELL NOW
CALL FORWARD OUR FIRST PANEL.
THE FIRST PANEL CONSIST OF TWO
GOVERNMENT WITNESSES. ON THE
FIRST IS MINS ERIN NEALY ****
FROM MY HOME STATE OF TEXAS THE
SECOND AS MR KEN CUCCINELLI
FROM APARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY. MISS **** CURRENTLY
SERVES AS THE US ATTORNEY FOR
THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AND AS THE CO HEAD OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S TASK
FORCE. ON VIOLENT ANTI
GOVERNMENT EXTREMISTS.
IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO OUR TO OUR
APPOINTMENT AS U. S. ATTORNEY
MISS **** WAS A SENIOR ADVISER
AT MCKINSEY AND COMPANY. IN THE
CYBER SECURITY AND RISK
PRACTICE. BEFORE THAT SHE SPENT
NEARLY A DECADE AS AN ASSISTANT
U. S. ATTORNEY AND IN THE
OFFICE SHE NOW LEADS. AND
SERVED AS THE CHIEF OF STAFF
AND SENIOR COUNSEL IN THE
OFFICE OF LEGAL POLICY IN THE
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
MISS **** BEGAN HER LEGAL
CAREER WITH CLERKSHIPS FOR
JUDGE HENRY A POLITICS OF THE
U. S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
FIFTH CIRCUIT. AND FOR JUDGE H.
PUT CENTERS OF THE US DISTRICT
COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT
OF TEXAS. SHE EARNED HER JD
FROM THE DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW
AT THE SOUTHERN METHODIST
UNIVERSITY. AND A BACHELOR'S OF
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.
OUR SECOND WITNESSES MR KEN
CUCCINELLI. WHO IS THE SENIOR
OFFICIAL PERFORMING THE DUTIES
OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
IN THAT ROLE HE OVERSEES MANY
OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FUNCTIONS
THAT ARE VITAL TO ITS MISSION
OF SAFEGUARDING THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE AND OUR HOMELAND. BEFORE
ASSUMING HIS CURRENT POSITION.
MR CUCCINELLI SERVED IN THE
VIRGINIA STATE SENATE FROM TWO
THOUSAND TO TWO THOUSAND AND
TEN. AND FROM TWO THOUSAND AND
TEN TO TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN HE
SERVED AS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF VIRGINIA. BEFORE SERVING THE
PUBLIC IN THESE POSITIONS MR
CUCCINELLI WORKED IN PRIVATE
LEGAL PRACTICE. MR CUCCINELLI
EARNED A JD AND MA IN
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE AND
POLICY FROM GEORGE MASON
UNIVERSITY. AND A BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
VIRGINIA. BUT ASKED EACH OF THE
WITNESSES TO PLEASE STAND. AND
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU
SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE
TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET
BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE WILL BE
THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH AND
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. SO HELP
YOU GOD. YOU MAY BE SEATED AND
MISS **** WILL START WITH YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON GERMAN CRUISE.
RANKING MEMBER BROWN AND
MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE I
MARINELLI **** UNITED STATES
ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHERN
DISTRICT OF TEXAS AND CHAIR OF
THE EGYPTIAN BY. BE THANK.
JUDGE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORT TO
COUNTER VIOLENT ANTI GOVERNMENT
EXTREMISM FOR ME IT'S A TOPIC
THAT HITS CLOSE TO HOME. A
LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO IN JUNE
A GUNMAN CLAD IN MILITARY GEAR
AND CARRYING AN A. R. FIFTEEN
STYLE RIFLE OPENED FIRE ON THE
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN DALLAS
WHICH HOUSES NOT ONLY THE
FEDERAL JUDICIARY BUT ALSO MY
OFFICE THE US ATTORNEY OFFICE.
AND MANY OTHER OFFICES THE
SUDDEN VIOLENCE RIPPED THROUGH
THE MORNING JUST AS WE WERE
ARRIVING FOR WORK THAT DAY.
SEVERAL OF MY PROSECUTORS AND
OTHERS ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE
ATTACK. THEY RESORTED HIDING
BEHIND CARS IN THE PARKING LOT
AND ONE WAS PUSHED INTO A
DOORWAY BY FES OFFICER JUST AS
THE BILL WAS PASSED THEM BOTH.
OUR OFFICE WILL BE FOREVER
GRATEFUL TO THE AT YES OFFICERS
WHO ENGAGED THE SHOOTER. ENDING
THE ATTACK BEFORE INNOCENT
LIVES WERE LOST TO THIS DAY WE
REMAIN RATTLED BY THE GUNMEN'S
ANTI GOVERNMENT MOTIVES HE
CHOSE HIS LOCATION FOR A
REASON. A COURT HOUSES ONE OF
THE ESSENTIAL NODES WITHIN THE
BODY POLITIC IT'S WHERE LAWS
ARE OF HEALTH OR JUSTICE IS
MATTED OUT TO TARGET A
COURTHOUSE AND THOSE WHO WORK
THERE IS TO TARGET THE CORE OF
OUR LAWFUL SOCIETY. AND IT DOES
ISN'T A STRANGER TO ASSAULT ON
THE RULE OF LAW. THREE YEARS
PRIOR JUST BLOCKS FROM THE
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE A GUNMAN
TARTE TATIN FORCE AMBUSHED
POLICE DURING A BLACK LIVES
MATTER PROTEST. FIVE OFFICERS
WERE KILLED ELEVEN OTHER
OFFICERS EXCUSE ME ELEVEN
OTHERS WERE INJURED INCLUDING
NINE OFFICERS THIS WAS THE
DEADLIEST SINGLE INCIDENT FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN THE UNITED
STATES SINCE NINE ELEVEN. AT
THE END I TO THE SIX IS
CERTAINLY ETCHED IN OUR MEMORY
JUST AS THE BULLET HOLES STILL
ETCHED IN THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSES FACADE FROM THE
SHOOTER. LAST YEAR REMIND US.
ANTI GOVERNMENT ADDISON DID NOT
EMERGE WITH THE TWENTY TWENTY
PROTEST. BUT AS OUR CITIZENS
HAVE ORGANIZED LAWFUL
DEMONSTRATIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC
EVENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS ANARCHIST
CONTEST TWO EXPLOIT THIS LOCKED
THE LAWFUL FIRST AMENDMENT
ACTIVITIES AS KILLED FOR THEIR
VIOLENT BEHAVIOR SOMEHOW THE
NOTION OF KEEPING VIOLENCE IN
THE NAME OF AN ANTI GOVERNMENT
DOG. HE THE BOOT. OF THE OTHER
HOUSE IDEOLOGIES HAS BEEN
GAINING TRACTION AT AN ALARMING
RATE. UNLIKE THE LAWFUL PRODUCT
PROTESTERS TO DEMONSTRATIONS
THEY UNDERMINE THESE ANTI
GOVERNMENT EXTREMISTS CAME TO
TEAR DOWN THE RULE OF LAW IN
AMERICA NOT IMPROVE IT. IN
FACT. TO VIOLENCE THEY ARE
DROWNING OUT. THE VOICES OF THE
PROTESTERS THAT THIS COUNTRY
WANTS TO HEAR. WE RECENTLY SEEN
ANTI GOVERNMENT VIOLENCE MAKING
HEADLINES ALL ACROSS THE
NATION. JUST A FEW EXAMPLES IN
SEATTLE DURING AN ANARCHIST OP
OCCUPATION OF THE CAPITOL HILL
AREA AN INDIVIDUAL ALLEGEDLY
SET FIRE TO A POLICE PRECINCT.
THANKFULLY PROTESTERS RUSHED IN
TO HELP EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE.
IN PORTLAND A WOULD BE AN
ARTIST OUTSIDE THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED A
DEPUTY US MARSHAL WITH A LARGE
HAMMER LANDING BLOWS ON THE
OFFICER'S NECK AND SHOUTING
EXPLETIVES AS OTHER DEPUTY TO
PULL HIM OFF. ON THE COURTHOUSE
BEAR CAME ABOARD THE LETTERS
ABC A. B. AN ACRONYM FOR ALL
COPS ARE **** IN. A BYLAW
EXTREMIST ALLEGEDLY USE A
PEACEFUL PROTESTS AS A COVER TO
MURDER AN FBS OFFICER STATIONED
AT THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE.
FIRING DIRECTLY AT THE OFFICER
AND HIS PARTNER BEFORE TAKING
OFF. IN RESPONSE TO THIS TYPE
OF VIOLENCE ATTORNEY GENERAL
BARR DIRECTED US ATTORNEY CRAIG
CARPENITO FOR THE EAST FOR THE
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY AND ME.
TO LEAD A TASK FORCE TO COMBAT
BIDEN. ANTI EX. WORKING IN
CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE
FBI THE TASK FORCE AIMS TO
INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE.
EXTREMISTS OF ALL PERSUASIONS
WE WILL FOLLOW WHERE THE
EVIDENCE LEADS US INVESTIGATING
ANY PERSON OR GROUP WHO PLANS
TO COMMIT OR COMMIT VIOLENCE IN
THE NAME OF ANARCHIST IDEOLOGY.
OUR GOAL IS TO POST UP HIS
AKASE. VIOLENT EXTREMISTS
COMMIT FEDERAL CRIMES AND SEEK
WAYS TO DISRUPT AND PREVENT
THESE CRIMINAL ACTS. BEFORE
THEY HARM AMERICANS. OF LET ME
BE WITH THIS FOR POINT. AT
HEARING TO REPUBLICAN REPUGNANT
IDEOLOGY IS NOT A CRIME NOR IS
EXPRESSING THOSE BELIEFS THE
RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS
ENSHRINED IN OUR FIRST
AMENDMENT. BUT COMMITTEE
VIOLENCE OR INCITING VIOLENCE
IN ORDER TO FURTHER THAT DOG IS
A CRIMINAL ACT HIS ONE. ALL
TAKE VERY EARLY. EXTREMIST BY
IN OUR- IN DANGERS ARE LOG
ENFORCEMENT BUT AS IMPORTANTLY
IT ALL. WITH HIS RIGHT TO SPEAK
ME AND THIS PEACEFULLY I
FORWARD TO TAKING YOUR QUESTION.
THANK YOU MISS **** MR JELLY.
GERMAN CRUISE. RANKING MEMBER
HER OWNED MY OF THE COMMITTEE
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO TESTIFY TODAY THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S ROLE IN
PROTECTING AGAINST THE
CONTINUED ASSAULTS BY CRIMINALS
AND VIOLENT EXTREMISTS IN THE
CITY OF PORTLAND AND MORE
SPECIFICALLY THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE IN THE FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THERE. FOR
MORE THAN TWO MONTHS NOW
FEDERAL PROPERTY AND FEDERAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN
PORTLAND HAD BEEN UNDER ASSAULT.
IN JULY IT OCCURRED EVERY
SINGLE NIGHT UNTIL THE END OF
THE MONTH. VIOLENT EXTREMISTS
IN PORTLAND HAVE PERVERTED THE
PEACEFUL PROTESTS IN THE
AFTERMATH OF GEORGE FLOYD'S
TRAGIC DEATH. AS WE BEGIN IT'S
IMPORTANT TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR
ABOUT THIS. WRITERS ARE NOT
PROTESTERS AND PROTESTERS ARE
NOT RIOTERS TO CONFUSE THE TWO
DOES A GRAVE DISSERVICE TO THE
CRITICAL PLACE FOR PEACEFUL
PROTEST IN OUR COUNTRY. LET ME
BE CLEAR THE DEPARTMENT FULLY
SUPPORTS THE RIGHTS OF PEACEFUL
PROTESTERS WE WILL NEVER
ABANDON OUR MISSION TO
SAFEGUARD THOSE PRECIOUS AND
HARD FOUGHT FREEDOMS. THE DHS
DID NOT HAVE TO EXPAND ITS
PRESENCE IN PORTLAND BECAUSE OF
PEACEFUL PROTESTERS. AND THAT'S
WHY I'M SITTING BEFORE YOU
TODAY. FOR MORE THAN SIXTY DAYS
AT U. H. IMPORT IS DEVOLVED
INTO NOTHING MORE THAN
CONTINUOUS NIGHTLY RIOTS AND
LIFE THREATENING VIOLENCE
TARGETING FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND THE
INSTITUTIONS THEY DILIGENTLY
DEFEND. UNDER THE MANDATE GIVEN
TO THEM BY CONGRESS. THESE
RIDERS OF ASSAULTED FEDERAL
PROPERTY FEDERAL OFFICERS LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND
FACILITIES WITH HAMMERS LASERS
BASEBALL BATS FIREWORKS MOLOTOV
COCKTAILS CHEMICALS AND OTHER
WEAPONS. MR CHAIRMAN AS YOU
WELL KNOW CONGRESS AND FORTY
USC THIRTEEN FIFTEEN DIRECTS
THE SECRETARY TO USE DHS LAWN
MOVEMENT SO NOW. IN ORDER TO
PROTECT FEDERAL PROPERTY AND
PERSONS ON THAT PROPERTY. THE
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE
PROTECTS OVER NINE THOUSAND
FACILITIES EVERY DAY PURSUANT
TO THAT LAW. AND IT'S A ROLE
THAT FPS IS PERFORMED AT THE
HATFIELD COURTHOUSE SINCE IT
OPENED IN NINETEEN NINETY SEVEN
AND AROUND THE COUNTRY SINCE
THE BEGINNING OF FPS IN
NINETEEN SEVENTY ONE. FORTY USC
THIRTEEN FIFTEEN IS FURTHER
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE SECTION
EIGHT CLAUSES ONE NINE AND
EIGHTEEN OF THE CONSTITUTION
CONTRARY TO WHAT SOME MAY THINK
YOU SHOULD BE PLEASED TO KNOW
THAT WE DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION
NOR DO WE EVER TEND TO. THEM IN
THAT CONGRESS TO UPS. SOME
PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE INTERESTED
IN TELLING A STORY THAT IN
TRUTH HAVE MADE UP A NUMBER OF
LIES RELATED TO FEDERAL
OFFICERS IN PORTLAND. HERE'S
SOME FACTS FOR THE IN FOR WHO
STILL CARES ABOUT TRUTH. ALL
DHS LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL
IN PORTLAND. ARE TRAINED IN THE
CONDUCT OF APPROPRIATE TACTICS
AND PROCEDURES TO CONDUCT OUR
MISSIONS WHILE ACTING CIVIL
LIBERTIES. AND PROMOTING PUBLIC
SAFETY AND THIS. SOURCE D. H.
ONE SERVICE TO INTERACT WITH
CROWDS ARE ALL IDENTIFIABLE BY
THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
AND INDIVIDUALLY. THE USE OF
UNMARKED VEHICLES BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT IS COMMON TO AVOID
POTENTIAL ATTACKS BY CRIMINALS
ON A NIGHTLY BASIS VIOLENT
EXTREMISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
HAVE INTENTIONALLY ATTACKED
MARKED POLICE VEHICLES AND
ATTEMPTED TO SET THEM ON FIRE
INCLUDING WITH OFFICERS IN THEM.
IN CLOSING MISTER CHAIR LET ME
AFFIRM TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE THE DHS WILL
NOT BACK AWAY FROM OUR
RESPONSIBILITIES TO PROTECT
FEDERAL PROPERTY. THE PEOPLE
USING THOSE PROPERTIES AND OUR
BRAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
WE REMAIN DISAPPOINTED THAT
SELECT FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL
LEADERS PREFER TO DEMONISE LAW
ENFORCEMENT WHILE CAL TELLING
TO VIOLENT CRIMINALS WHO SET
FIRE TO OUR CITIES. DESTROYED
LOCAL BUSINESSES AND TARGET LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR HARM
OR EVEN DEATH. I'D REMIND THIS
COMMITTEE THAT IT WAS A DHS LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO WAS
FIRST KILLED IN THE VIOLENCE
FOLLOWING GEORGE FLOYD'S TRAGIC
DEATH. PSO PATRICK UNDERWOOD
WAS GUNNED DOWN WHILE
PROTECTING A FEDERAL BUILDING
AND A PEACEFUL PROTEST IN
OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. SO
UNDERWOOD WAS AFRICAN AMERICAN
HIS WHITE PARTNER ALSO SUFFERED
THREE BULLET WOUNDS BUT
SURVIVED. AS I SIT HERE I AM
UNAWARE OF A SINGLE ONE OF THE
POLITICIANS WHO DEMONISE LAW
ENFORCEMENT AROUND THE COUNTRY
EXPRESSING REGRET AT THE DEATH
OF PSO UNDERWOOD. THAT
DIFFERENCE SPEAKS VOLUMES. DHS
KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
PEACEFUL PROTESTING AND
VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM. THIS
COUNTRY CANNOT SURVIVE ALLOWING
MOB RULE TO REPLACE THE RULE OF
LAW THOSE HURLING MOLOTOV
COCKTAILS AND EXPLOSIVES IN
PORTLAND ARE NOT JUST ATTACKING
A FEDERAL COURTHOUSE THEY'RE
ATTACKING THE VERY FOUNDATION
THAT MAKES THE ENJOYMENT OF OUR
NATURAL RIGHTS POSSIBLE THE
RULE OF LAW SELF. THAT I'M
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS MISTER
CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU TO BOTH OF
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY AND LET
ME SAY TO BOTH OF YOU THANK YOU
ALSO FOR YOUR SERVICE WORKING
TO KEEP AMERICANS SAFE- MISS
**** LET ME START WITH YOU- HOW
MANY ACTIVE BASES DOESN'T
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OR THE
FBI HAVE OTHER CASES OR
INVESTIGATIONS INTO VIOLENCE.
RIOTING OR TERRORISM THAT HAS
DERIVED FROM THESE RIGHTS
REACHING. I CAN SPEAK DIRECTLY
TO THE FBI. GERMAN AT THEY HAVE
SINCE MAY TWENTY EIGHTH OVER
THREE HUNDRED INVESTIGATIONS
DOMESTIC TERRORIST
INVESTIGATIONS THAT IS NOT
INCLUDE ANY POTENTIAL CIVIL
RIGHTS INVESTIGATIONS ARE
VIOLENT CRIME. ASSOCIATED WITH
THE RIGHTS BUT THREE HUNDRED
DOMESTIC TERRORIST
INVESTIGATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
OPENED SINCE MAY TWENTY EIGHTH.
MR CUCCINELLI. THIS DEMOCRAT
HAVE REFERRED TO FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WORKING
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY AS STORM TROOPERS AND
GESTAPO. ARE THERE ANY
STORMTROOPERS ARE GESTAPO
WORKING FOR DHS RIGHT NOW. NO
MISTER CHAIRMAN THEY'RE NOT
AND- IT'S A IT'S AN EXTREMELY
NEGATIVE AND HYPERBOLIC LIBEL
BY THOSE INDIVIDUALS ON PEOPLE
WHO ARE DOING THEIR DUTY AS
PROFESSIONALLY AS THEY CAN. NOT
JUST IN PORTLAND BUT AROUND THE
COUNTRY- PROTECTING INCLUDING
THOSE OF US IN THIS BUILDING-
IT'S- IT'S VERY SAD TO SEE- THE
FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL I KNOW
EITHER NUMBER OF THEM ON THIS
COMMITTEE- WE'VE ALL WORKED
WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT- AN
INTIMATE BASIS. AND TO SEE THAT
KIND OF CHARACTERIZATION OF
PEOPLE WHO EVERY DAY GET UP THE
ONLY PEOPLE IN AMERICA WHO GET
UP GO TO WORK AND WE ASK THEM
TO PUT A GUN ON AND STAND
BETWEEN US AN EVIL EVERY DAY.
AND THE FOLKS DO IT THEY DO IT
DUTIFULLY AND THEY DO
PROFESSIONALLY AND THAT
INCLUDES IN PORTLAND MISTER
CHAIRMAN. WHAT IS IT DUE TO
OFFICER BROWN. WHEN ELECTED
DEMOCRATS ARE CALLING THEM ****
YOU KNOW THERE'S JUST SOMETHING
OUT OF BOUNDS ABOUT THE ****
ILLUSIONS I DON'T KNOW WHY-
THESE FOLKS GET AWAY WITH IT
BUT- YOU KNOW WHEN THEY'RE
FACING- AN UNUSUAL THREAT IN
FPS IS FORTY NINE YEARS SINCE
NINETEEN SEVENTY ONE. THEY
HAVE- DEALT WITH APPROXIMATELY
NINE HUNDRED PROTESTS A YEAR ON
AVERAGE RECENTLY AND YET IN ALL
OF THOSE YEARS AND ALL OF THOSE
CITIES THEY'VE NEVER DEALT WITH
THE SITUATION LIKE PORTLAND I
WILL SAY THAT THEY KEEP ONE
ANOTHER MORALE UP BUT MANY OF
THEM ARE JUST AGHAST AT THE
NOTION THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE-
USING EVERY FORM OF WEAPON
THIS- THIS A WATER BOTTLE.
FROZEN AND THEY'RE GETTING
THROWN AT OUR OFFICERS THE
SIMPLEST THING IN THE WORLD.
AND PIPES FIREWORKS CHEMICALS
MOLOTOV COCKTAILS AND YET YOU
CONTINUALLY HERE PEOPLE WHO
KNOW THAT WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
IS NOT TRUE ABOUT THESE
OFFICERS REPEATED. EVEN AN
INTRODUCTORY VIDEO THESE ARE ON
IDENTIFIED AND CONVENIENTLY
ENOUGH- THE NARRATOR IDENTIFIED
THE LOCATION ON THOSE OFFICERS
UNIFORMS WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHO
THEY WORK FOR WHICH AGENCY EVEN
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY. AND THAT'S
TRUE FOR ALL THE OFFICERS DO
BEEN INTERACTING WITH ALL THESE
GROUNDS SO THEY THEY'RE A
LITTLE BIT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT
IT'S POLITICS. BUT THEY A LOT
OF THEM JUST THINK IT'S GONNA.
TOO FAR PARTICULARLY GIVEN.
THEIR DUTY. ALL THREE
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS HAVE SPOKEN
AT THIS HEARING SO FAR SENATOR
RONO SENATOR WYDEN AND SENATOR
MERKLEY THEY ALL USE THE
IDENTICAL PHRASE SECRET POLICE.
R. MR CUCCINELLI DATE DO YOU
DEPLOY A SECRET POLICE DOES DHS
SENDS. SECRET POLICE OUT INTO
THE WORLD AND IS THAT WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN PORTLAND WE HAVE
NO TROOPS WE HAVE NO SECRET
POLICE AND I WOULD NOTE YOU
KNOW SUNDER MERKLEY- I LIKE THE
FLOWER PICTURE BUT- HE SAID
THAT SINCE THE ARRANGEMENT WAS
MADE HE DIDN'T CHARACTERIZE IT
THIS WAY WITH GOVERNOR BROWN TO
FINALLY. BRING IN STATE LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO DO IT MARTIN
WOULDN'T DO AND THAT'S POLICE
MANY OF THE STREETS OF PORTLAND
THAT THINGS HAVE BEEN ROSY WELL
LAST NIGHT THE LOCAL POLICE
DECLARED ARIETE LAST NIGHT. NOT
THE FEDERAL FOR THE LOCAL POOL
SERVICE WHICH I'M LOOKING AT
THAT POSTER BEHIND YOU AND I
SEE IN BRIGHT YELLOW IN ALL
CAPS THE WORD POLICE AND WE'RE
PRETTY FAR AWAY AND COVID TIMES
WERE PRETTY SPREAD OUT- HOW
EXACTLY IS SOMEONE WITH GIANT
ALL CAPS POLICE ACROSS THEIR-
CHEST HOWARD HOW ARE THEY
SECRET POLICE ONE OF ONE OF THE
MISSING. NOTHING SECRET ABOUT
IT AND FOR THOSE WHO QUESTIONS
WHY WE USE POLICE IT'S BECAUSE
IT'S THE INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED IDENTIFICATION OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT BY THE
THEY'RE ALSO FOCUSING ON MORE
CARS NOW TO THE BEST OF MY
KNOWLEDGE EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY DO YOU HAVE ANY SIZE OR
SCOPE USED UNMARKED VEHICLES IS
THERE ANY REASON WHY. WHY LAW
ENFORCEMENT MIGHT WANNA USE
UNMARKED VEHICLES INTERNET
RIGHT. WELL IN OTHER ACT RIDE
ON THE CO WE'VE SEEN THOSE MARK
VEHICLE TARG AS I SAID WITH
OFFICERS IN THEM- WE HAVE
ATTEMPT AND FIREBOMBED
LITERALLY LIT ON FIRE S. QUITE
INTENTIONALLY THAT'S EXACTLY
RIGHT- CENTER BERKELEY ALSO
SAID. THAT BUT THE TRUMP.
WITHDREW THE FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THEN
AFTERWARDS THE PROTESTS HAVE
BEEN PEACEFUL. NOW AS I
UNDERSTAND IT BOTH OF THOSE
STATEMENTS ARE OBJECTIVELY
FALSE IS IT TRUE THAT THE
PRESIDENT HAS WITHDRAWN FEDERAL
OFFICERS FROM PORTLAND NUMBER
ONE AND NUMBER TWO IS IT TRUE
THAT THE PROTESTS HAVE BEEN
PEACEFUL SINCE THEN. NO AS I
NOTED EVEN LAST NIGHT THE LOCAL
POLICE DECLARED ARIETE SO- LAST
MONDAY DISCUSSIONS FINALLY
BEGAN AFTER MULTIPLE REQUESTS
ON OUR PART- WITH GOVERNOR
BROWN TO HAVE THE STATE POLICE
COMMAND ENGAGE AND DO THE TWO
THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING
THEM TO DO FOR TWO MONTHS AND
THAT IS ENGAGING COOPERATIVE
POLICING WHICH IS ALWAYS OUR
GOAL AND FRANKLY IT EXISTS
VIRTUALLY EVERYWHERE ELSE IN
THE COUNTRY BUT PORTLAND. ENDED
CLEAR THE PARKS ACROSS THE
STREET THAT HAVE FORMED A
PERFORMED AS A STAGING GROUND
FOR THOSE CONDUCTING VIOLENT
ASSAULTS THE LAST LAST QUESTION
WITH HYDROGEN ELLIE. THE LAST
SIX MONTHS HOW MANY. OFFICER
INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED IN
PORTLAND. THE LATEST COUNT IS
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN
INJURIES. TWO HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY SEVEN INJURY YES TWO
HOURS A HUNDRED AND FORTY
OFFICERS SO THAT IS NOT
INDICATIVE OF A PEACEFUL
PROTEST IS NO IS NOT IT'S WHY
SAID RIDERS AREN'T PROTESTERS
AND PROTESTERS AREN'T RIDERS
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE THANK YOU
SIR SENATE HER OWN. THANK YOU
MR CHAIRMAN. MS NEARLY **** YOU.
MENTIONED IN YOUR TESTIMONY.
SEVERAL TIMES NUMEROUS
REFERENCES TO ANTI GOVERNMENT
EXTREMISTS AND THEN YOU THEN
WENT ON TO MENTION EXTREMISTS
OF ALL PERSUASIONS THAT WOULD
INCLUDE WHITE SUPREMACISTS AND
OTHER RIGHT WING EXTREMISTS
SUCH AS THE GOOGLE VOICE. IT
WOULD DEFINITELY INCLUDE THE
BLUE BOYS- IT WOULD AT THAT
TASK FORCE THAT I'M HELPING
LEAD SENATOR IS AIMED SQUARELY
AT ANTI GOVERNMENT VIOLENCE
ANTI TORY VIOLENCE S. COULD BE
RACIALLY MOTIVATED LIKE YOU
INDICATE WITH WHITE SUPREMACY
OR COULD NOT. YES I NOTED IN MY
OPENING THAT THERE BEEN ZERO
KELLY BY ANTI FOR IN THE PAST
TWENTY SIX YEARS BUT IN
CONTRAST. DURING THAT TIME AT
LEAST THREE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE
VICTIMS WERE KILLED BY WHITE
SUPREMACISTS AND OTHER RIGHT
WING EXTREMISTS SO YOUR TASK
FORCE HOW MUCH OF THE YEAR THE
TASK FORCES THE- RESOURCES AND
TIME IS SPENT LOOKING AT OR
INVESTIGATING BITES US
SUPREMACISTS AND OTHER RIGHT
WING ORGANIZATIONS. WELL AS I
SAID SENATOR UP ANY GROUP
REGARDLESS OF THEIR NAME OR
THEIR RADICAL IDEOLOGY IF
THEY'RE VIOLENT IN THEIR ANTI
GOVERNMENT WE'RE GONNA BE
LOOKING AT THEM IF IT'S JUST A
WHITE SUPREMACIST THAT'S
ENGAGING IN. GANG ACTIVITY OR
DRUG ACTIVITY LIKE THE TYPES OF
GAMES THAT I'VE WE PROSECUTED
NORTH OF TEXAS THAT WOULD FALL
UNDER PURVIEW OF ART AS FORCE.
WAS THAT THEY DID NOT IN THE
PURVIEW OF UTAH FORCE IF IT'S
WHY SUPREMACY. THAT ARE NOT
ENGAGE IN A GUN VIOLENCE SUCH
AS THE KIND WELL THAT'S THE
THING I JUST LEAVE IT EXCUSE
ME. BUT THEY MAY NOT BE TO
ENGAGING IN ANTI GOVERNMENT
VIOLENCE BUT THEY'RE ENGAGING
IN ALL KINDS OF OTHER VIOLENCE
SUCH AS RUNNING OVER PEOPLE.
WHAT DOES THAT NOT CONCERN YOU
I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO YOUR
CHARACTERIZATION AS WHITE
SUPREMACY GROUPS ENGAGING IN
VIOLENCE WE PROSECUTED THOSE IN
MY DISTRICT. THE ONLY POINT
THAT I'M MAKING SENATOR IS
WE'RE WE'RE LIMITING THE
PURVIEW OF THE TASK FORCE TO
VIOLENT ANTI GOVERNMENT GROUPS
WHETHER THEY ARE MOTIVATED BY
RACE OR WHETHER THEY'RE JUST
ANTI SAUDI ANTI LAW ENFORCEMENT
THINK THAT THAT IS A THAT IS A
REAL CONCERN BECAUSE- ONE CAN
CONSIDER ANTI GOVERNMENT.
EXTREMISTS TO BE PROTESTERS FOR
EXAMPLE I WOULD SAY DURING THE
VIETNAM WAR THE THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF NOT MILLIONS OF
PROTESTERS. WERE DETAINED AT
TIGER. PRO I THINK THIRTEEN WAY.
THINK ABOUT IT MR CUCCINELLI
USE SEEM TO. REGIS CENTER YOU
DESCRIBED THAT WHAT THE- WHAT
TELL YOUR ORGANIZATION J. AND
PORTLAND WAS FOLLOWING STANDARD
LAW ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE. SO I
THINK IT'S YOU WOULD NOT BE
CONCERNED WITH THE AISLE G. OF
THE H. I. G. THE- AT. OPENNESS
OF WHAT HAPPENED TO FOR DAVIS
WHO EVEN BY THE TIME AND HAVING
PEPPERS SPRAY. IN HIS FACE ON
HE WAS SET THERE. AND NORWOOD
BE A GOOD TERRIBLY CONCERNED AT
WHAT HAPPENED TO DONOVAN LOVES.
THE LOVE WHO WAS SHOT IN THE
HEAD AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY
YOU WOULD. I WOULD THINK THAT
THE I. G. WOULD LOOK INTO THOSE
KINDS OF FORCE. BY PEOPLE A DHS
YOU WOULD NOT BE CONCERNED
BECAUSE THIS IS OUR STANDARD
POLICE THE STANDARD. LAW
ENFORCEMENT PRACTICE WE'RE
CERTAINLY CONCERNED WITH ANYONE
IN ANY OF THESE EVENTS- BOTH OF
THE TWO THAT YOU IDENTIFIED ARE
BEING ADDRESSED BY THE DOJ
INSPECTOR GENERAL- THOSE DO NOT
INVOLVE T. H. OFF. SO YOU WOULD
HAVE CONCERNED OF THE OJ
OFFICERS ARE DOING THOSE KINDS
OF THINGS AGO PRETTY MUCH AHEAD
OF ALL SILENCE AGAINST PEACEFUL
PROTESTERS YOU HAVE A CONCERN.
THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW- LAST WEEK
THE ACLU'S AMERICORPS
DECORATIONS FOR MULTIPLE
JOURNALISTS. OF THIS FOR YOU
MISS CONGENIALITY WHO SWORE
UNDER OATH THAT FEDERAL AGENTS
IN PORTLAND. CIVICALLY ATTACK
THEM EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE
UNMISTAKABLY MARKED AS PRESS
ONE JOURNALIST DESCRIBED
FEDERAL AGENTS SHOOTING HIM IN
THE CHEST AND AMY A TEAR CAN
GAS CANISTER TO SAID WHILE THE
FILM THE AGENTS USING FORCE
AGAINST A DANCING PROTESTERS
ANOTHER PRESS VIDEOGRAPHER
EXPLAINED HE HAD COVERED
CONFLICT ZONES AROUND THE WORLD
INCLUDING ISIS. IN ORDER SYRIA
NEVER WEAPONS AIMED OR
DISCHARGE AT HIM AS HE DID BY
FEDERAL AGENTS IN PORTLAND HAVE
YOU CLEARLY INSTRUCTED DHS THAT
THEY MUST NOT TARGET OR USE
FORCE AGAINST JOURNALISTS WHO
ARE ENGAGED IN PRESS ACTIVITIES
YES AND NOT ONLY THAT- IN
PORTLAND SPECIFICALLY. THAT WAS
A SUBJECT OF FURTHER DISCUSSION
WITH JUST THOSE OFFICERS THERE
THEY'RE ALL OUR OFFICERS GET
TRAINING THAT ADDRESSES THAT
SUBJECT BUT IN PORTLAND IT WAS
ADDRESSED IN MY EARS AS WELL.
SO IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN
AS A RESULT OF YOUR
INVESTIGATION OF THE TARGETING
OF JOURNALISTS BY YOUR PEOPLE
SENATOR I WOULD I WOULDN'T BE
READY TO SAY THAT WE'VE
TARGETED ANY JOURNALISTS HERE
THAT IS NOT OUR INTENTION OR OR
GOLD BUT WE DO INVESTIGATE
EVERY SINGLE USE OF FORCE. SO I
CAN TELL YOU THAT EVERY SINGLE
ONE OF THEM WILL BE REVIEWED.
SO WOULD YOU TELL THIS
COMMITTEE WITH THE RESULTS OF
THAT REVIEW OUR- ONCE WE HAVE
THEM YES. DO YOU THINK YOU
COMPETE COMPLETE THAT REVIEW.
WELL THERE ARE MANY THEM GOING
ON INTO THE- SO I'M NOT. DICK
GIVE A TIME FRAME BECAUSE WE-
CANNOT ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME
TIME. SO I REALIZE THAT THE I.
G. IS INVESTIGATING WHAT
HAPPENED THE USE OF FORCE A
VERY SOUTHER TACTICS AND JUST
SO. I AM HOPEFUL THAT TO THAT
INVESTIGATION WILL UNCOVER ALL
OF THE VERY VERY IS INSTANCES
THAT YOU'LL ALSO ARE
INVESTIGATING. THANK YOU MR
CHAIRMAN. AND MR CUCCINELLI IT
IS COMMONPLACE AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT THAT IF THERE'S A
SIGNIFICANT USE OF FORCE THAT
THAT USE OF FORCE IS REVIEWED
AFTERWARDS IS ABOUT YEAH THAT
IS AUTOMATIC WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
THAT HAS A BUILT IN OVERSIGHT
ELEMENT. OF OUR PROCEDURES AND
OF COURSE THERE ARE NO SUCH
CONSTRAINTS ON ON RIOTERS ARE
TERRORISTS OR MURDERERS OF
COURSE THAT. AT THE I WOULD
ALSO NOTE BRIEFLY ON THE
EXCHANGE ON THE ON THE ON THE
PRESS- IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT SOME OF THE RIDERS ARE NOW
IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES AS PRESS
AND I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR.
THAT IF SOMEONE HAS AN
IDENTIFICATION OF PRESS. AND
THEY ENGAGE IN VIOLENT CONDUCT
THEY PHYSICALLY ASSAULT AN
OFFICER THERE NOT MAGICALLY
IMMUNE FROM THE CRIMINAL LAWS
IF THEY ENGAGE IN A VIOLENT
ASSAULT IS THAT RIGHT THAT IS
CORRECT IN IN PORTLAND THERE
WAS AN INCIDENT WITH LOCAL.
ENFORCEMENT BETWEEN LOCAL UP
I'M PRESS LED TO A FEDERAL
COURT ORDER. THAT WAS LATER A
TEN. CIRCUMSTANTIALLY WITHOUT A
SIMILAR TYPE OF INCIDENT IN OUR
VIEW TO. ALL LAWN FROM BEING
FED AND FORCING HIS WELL WE
RESPECTED THAT ORDER BUT UPON
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT
ORDER JUST AS YOU DESCRIBED MR
CHAIRMAN. SUDDENLY PEOPLE
STARTED SPROUTING WEARING ALL
BLACK LOCK. AND PRESS- BLACK
BLOCKY MEANING THE UNIFORM OF
THESE RIDERS YEAH ACTUALLY YES
THAT IT SAID. TO DISTINGUISH
ONE THE OTHER WHICH IS THE
PART. OF THE- WHERE AND THE
BOOK BLOCKED AND- AND ALSO TO
MAKE IT FOR. THIS THEY CAN.
ANSWER WELL AND WE'RE OF NOW
THAT WITH THE END. UP THERE
FOR. AND MANY OF THEM YOU CAN
WATCH A RENTAL. SEATTLE THE FOR
IN. WHERE THEY WILL LIVE. STAND
IN THE- OF A GAP BETWEEN POLICE
AND RIOTERS AND RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE LINE OF THE
RIDERS SO THEY'RE PRETTY
THEY'RE ACTIVELY PERFORMING A
SHIELD FUNCTION I'M NOT SAYING.
THE MAJORITY OF THEM DO THIS
BUT ONCE THE COURT SINGLED THEM
OUT THERE'S NO QUESTION. BUT
THE VICE. IN ACTIVITY DID YOU
TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT
SENATOR GRAHAM CAESAR MISTER
CHAIRMAN BEFORE WE GET TO THE
NEXT PANEL IF I COULD INTRODUCE
SUB A LETTER FOR THE RECORD.
WHAT WHAT LETTER SURE SO THIS
IS FROM THE OREGON ATTORNEY
GENERAL ELLEN ROSENBLUM WHO
SUBMITTED A STATEMENT FOR THIS
HEARING IN IN HER STATEMENT SHE
EXPLAINED THAT IN PORTLAND
FEDERAL AGENTS COULD USE OF
FORCE BECOMES EVEN MORE
CHILLING WHEN TAKEN IN THE
CONTEXT OF THE- NO MISSION.
HERE BASED ON PUBLIC COMMENTS
BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES
BEGINNING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF
SELF. IT ALSO IT ALMOST SEEMS
AS IF EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS THE
REAL POINT OF THIS EXERCISE.
AND SHE EXPLAINED THAT THE
LANGUAGE BUT AUTHORITIES USED
INCLUDES EXPRESSION DOMINATE.
THE ACTIONS OF FEDERAL OFFICERS
ON THE GROUND HERE SHOWED THEY
TOOK THAT MESSAGE DEPARTMENT. I
SAW NO EVIDENCE THEY WERE DOING
ANYTHING SINGLE OUT THE SO
CALLED VIOLENT AMICUS LEADERS
REPEATEDLY. INVOKED ACT TO ASK
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ENTER. HER
STATEMENT INTO THE RECORD OF
THIS HEARING THE LETTER THE
LETTER WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE
RECORD THING ITEMS ACTION
SENATOR GRAHAM THANK. SO JUST
PUT THE AND FROM US. TO THOSE
WHO ACCUSED THE UNITED STATES
OF BEING A TOTALITARIAN STATE.
I DON'T BUY IT BECAUSE I DON'T
REMEMBER MANY HEARINGS LIKE
THIS IN GERMANY. WHERE YOU CALL
THE GESTAPO PLAN AN ESCAPE WHO
YOU BEAT UP AND WHY. I DON'T
REMEMBER ANY. OPEN PRESS ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING ON TALKING ABOUT
THE PRESS THESE THINGS HAVE
BEEN EXTENSIVELY COVERED. SO I
WANT TO LIVE IN AMERICA WHERE
THE COPS ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
TO BOTH OF YOU AGREE WITH THAT.
YES SIR YES SIR BEWARE BADGE OF
A LOT OF POWER AND YOU NEED
YOUR ACTIONS NEED TO BE. JUDGE
MONITORED IS THAT CORRECT. YES
SIR YES IN BOTH AGREE WITH THAT.
YOU ALSO LIVE IN A COUNTRY
WHERE PEOPLE WEAR BADGING GUN
FEEL LUCKY GOT THE BACK. RIGHT
YES IT IS SIR OKAY HOW MANY
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PROSECUTED.
FOR THE VIOLENCE AGAINST DHS OR
DOJ OFFICERS ARE THERE ANY
PROSECUTIONS IN THE MAKING FOR
THE TWO HUNDRED SOMETHING
INJURIES. THERE ARE THE EXACT
NUMBER I WOULD I DON'T KNOW THE
EXACT NUMBER OF CASES I CAN
TELL YOU REST YES- CURRENTLY
OUT OF THE DISTRICT OF OREGON
AND A SENATOR WE HAVE NINETY
SEVEN ARRESTS WELL I'M GOING TO
BE WATCHING REALLY HARD.
WHETHER THE PEOPLE ATTACK OUR
OFFICERS ARE PROSECUTED. AND I
WILL JOIN MY DEMOCRATIC
COLLEAGUES TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE ALGAE LOOKS REALLY HARD IT
ANY EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE. I
THINK MOST AMERICANS ARE
PROBABLY WHERE I'M AT THE COP
IS GOING OVERBOARD WE WANT TO
KNOW ABOUT IT AND TAKE
CORRECTIVE ACTION BUT I THINK
MOST AMERICANS WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT SOMEBODY HIT THOSE A
BRICK OR A FROZEN BOTTLE WATER
OR ANYTHING ELSE AND A POLICE
OFFICER THAT THEY HAVE THEIR
DAY IN COURT TO. SELL ONE TO
BOTH ON NOTICE. THAT WE'RE
GOING TO HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE
FOR PROSECUTING THOSE WHO HEARD
OUR COPS. NOW IF WE DONE
NOTHING WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO
THE COURTHOUSE MR CUCCINELLI IN
PORTLAND THAT COURTHOUSE
WOULDN'T BE THERE IN ANY
FUNCTIONAL I CHALLENGE ANYBODY
ON THE OTHER SIDE IS A
DIFFERENT. IF WE HAD INTERVENE
THAT BURNED THE GOD THING DOWN.
SEATTLE WERE YOU IN SEATTLE OR
EITHER ONE OF YOU IN SEATTLE.
WHEN THEY TOOK OVER PART OF THE
TOWN. DID WE SEND ANYBODY IN
THERE TO HELP. WE WERE NOT
REQUESTED AND THERE WAS NO
FEDERAL WELL THEY WORK IT OUT
IN SEATTLE. AFTER THEY TOOK
OVER PART OF THE TOWN. BEING
UPSET WHAT HAPPENED MR
FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTELY ALL
AMERICAN. TRYING TO OCCUPY PART
OF THE CITY AND TURN IT INTO AS
SOCIALISTS ENCLAVE NOT. SO WE
GOT A LOT GOING ON IN THIS
COUNTRY AND I DON'T WANT TO
BLAME THE MEN. CHICAGO I DON'T
KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
CHICAGO. BUT THIS IS NOT ABOUT
MR FLOYD. YOUNG KIDS ARE
GETTING KILLED JUST OUTSIDE
THEIR HOUSE SOMEBODY NEEDS TO
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. SO MY
POINT IS THIS THIS COMMITTEE
AND I APPRECIATE THIS SENATE
PROVES. IS GONNA LOOK AT ALL OF
IT. AND ALL OF THAT MEANS
WHAT'S GOING ON IN CHICAGO IT
SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HELP HOW MANY KIDS HAVE TO DIE
EVERY WEEKEND BEFORE ENOUGH IS
ENOUGH. AS TO THE STATE POLICE
IN PORTLAND. I'M GLAD YOU'RE
THERE ALL HOPE IT WORKS OUT BUT
IF YOU CAN'T TAKE CARE OF IT WE
WILL. THAT'S NOT BE TOTAL
TOTALITARIAN THAT'S APPLYING
THE LAW THAT EXIST IN THE
UNITED STATES TODAY IT IS A
BETTER RESPONSIBILITY TO
PROTECT OUR PROPERTY AGREE THAT
MISS CONGENIALITY. YES SIR.
MISS **** THERE PEOPLE OUT
THERE WHO WOULD KILL YOU
BECAUSE OF YOUR RACE DO YOU
AGREE WITH THAT WHITE SUPREMACY
GROUPS ARE ALIVE AND WELL THE
UNITED STATES YES I WOULD AGREE
WITH THAT DO YOU BELIEVE
THEY'RE ON THE RISE. AT I
BELIEVE THEY'VE EXISTED FOR
SOME TIME AND AS WELL I TELL
YOU MR RAISED DIRECT RACE SAID
THEY'RE ON THE RISE AND I
BELIEVE THAT TO. AND I WANT YOU
TO BUST THEIR REFUND THEM.
WE'RE NOT GONNA LIVE IN AMERICA
LIKE THIS. SO IF YOU'RE A WHITE
SUPREMACIST I HOPE YOU GET A
KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR SOON
ENGAGING IN VIOLENCE AND I HOPE
YOU GO TO JAIL. SO FROM MY
POINT OF VIEW I DON'T WANT ANY
AMERICAN BLACK WHITE ANYTHING
IN BETWEEN HAVING TO BE AFRAID
TO LIVE IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY.
NOT BEING ABLE LEFT THEIR KIDS
GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY AT NIGHT
YOU CAN'T GO DOWNTOWN TO ONE OF
THE MAJOR CITIES. SO THE BOTH
OF YOU THANK YOU. FOR YOUR
SERVICE PASS ON TO THOSE UNDER
YOUR CHARGE THAT WE APPRECIATE
THEM AT LEAST I DON'T CONSIDER
THEM BECAUSE STOP BUT LET THEM
KNOW IF THEY GET OUT OF LINE
THEY'LL BE DEALT WITH. THAT'S
WHAT THE RULE IS ALL ABOUT
THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS
HEARING. THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN
SENATOR DURBIN THE. THANK YOU
MR CHAIRMAN EITHER VIOLENCE OR
VANDALISM ARE ACCEPTABLE IN THE
EXERCISE OF ONE'S
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. BOTH
PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATORS AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS LAWFUL
EXERCISE THEIR LEGAL AUTHORITY
YOU'RE ENTITLED TO DO SO
WITHOUT THREAT OR HARM. THAT'S
WHAT I BELIEVE. FOR THE RECORD
I EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES FOR
NEW OFFICER. WHO LOSES HIS LIFE
FOR IS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE
LINE OF DUTY AND I REGRET. ANY
PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATOR WHO HAS
BEEN INJURED TRAUMATISED KILLED
AS WELL IN THE LAWFUL EXERCISE
OF THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
PATRICK UNDERWOOD I REGRET HIS
PASSING HIS DEATH THANK. GERMAN
STARTED THIS MEETING BY SAYING
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LEFTIST.
PATRICK UNDERWOOD WAS NOT
KILLED BY A LEFTIST. HE WAS
KILLED BY A MEMBER OF AN
ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS BOOGALOO
A RIGHT WING EXTREMIST
ORGANIZATION AT LEAST A
GENTLEMAN SHOULDN'T CALL JONAH
PERSON IN CORAL HAS BEEN
CHARGED WITH A CRIME AT THIS
TIME. IT AIN'T JUST LEFTIST.
THEIR EXTREMIST WHO ENGAGED IN
MANY PLACES. TOMORROW'S
ANNIVERSARY MR CHAIRMAN. THE
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY THE MASS
SHOOTING AT THE WALMART EL PASO
TEXAS. THE TWENTY ONE YEAR OLD
WHITE SUPREMACIST AND I WON'T
REPEAT HIS NAME. WITH ANTI
IMMIGRANT VIEWS KILLED TWENTY
THREE PEOPLE AND INJURED TWENTY
THREE OTHERS. IT IS THE WORST
RACIAL EXTREMISM IN AMERICAN
HISTORY CAMPS TO SPENDING
AMERICANS. UNCLASSIFIED MADE
TWENTY SEVENTEEN FBI DHS JOINT
INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN FOUND
THAT QUOTE WHITE SUPREMACISTS
EXTREMISM POST APPROACH POSES A
PERSISTENT THREAT OF LETHAL
VIOLENCE. WHITE SUPREMACIST
RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE HOMICIDES
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SIXTEEN
THAN ANY OTHER DOMESTIC
EXTREMIST GROUP RIGHT OR LEFT
WHITE SUPREMACISTS. FBI
DIRECTOR WRAY TOLD ME LAST YEAR
AND HEARING THE MAJORITY OF
DOMESTIC TERRORISM REST
INVOLVED WHITE SUPREMACIST. AND
YET THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S
MADE THE INEXPLICABLE AND I
CONSIDER YOUR RESPONSIBLE
DECISION TO STOP TRACKING WHITE
SUPREMACISTS INCIDENTS AS A
SEPARATE CATEGORY OF DOMESTIC
TERRORISM. SINCE MAY TWENTY
NINETEEN I'VE SENT THREE
LETTERS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
FBI DIRECTOR ASKING WHY DOJ AND
THE FBI ARE DOING THIS AT A
TIME WHEN WE SHOULD BE COMBAT
AND THE GROWTH OF WHITE
SUPREMACIST VIOLENCE THE
TARGETS RELIGIOUS MINORITIES
AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
TODAY'S HEARING ONLY ENFORCES
MY CONCERN THAT THE FBI AND DOJ
OR NOT TAKING ADEQUATE MEASURES
TO COMBAT WHITE SUPREMACIST
VIOLENCE. IN OR MINIMIZING THE
GROWING DOMESTIC TERRORISM
THREAT. INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON
THE REAL AND SIGNIFICANT
VIOLENT THREAT OF DOMESTIC
TERRORISM MOTIVATED BY WHITE
SUPREMACY AND FOUR RIGHT WING
EXTREMISM TERRORISTS WHO HAVE
KILLED AMERICANS. THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION HAS REPEATEDLY
TRIED TO VILIFY PROTESTERS AND
CONFLATE SOCIAL JUSTICE
MOVEMENTS WITH ANTI GOVERNMENT
EXTREMISTS THE STOCK'S. YOU'RE
VERY EXPLICIT FACTOR SAY TWICE
WITHIN A MATTER OF FOUR
SENTENCES. IN YOUR STATEMENT
YOU SAY ARE PROACTIVE FOCUS ON
VIOLENT EXTREMIST IS NOT ON
MEMBERSHIP IN PARTICULAR GROUPS
AROUND HERE IT'S TO PARTICULAR
IDEOLOGIES OR BELIEFS. BUT ON
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND VIOLENCE
SENATE TWICE. DO YOU AGREE THE
PILOT WHITE SUPREMACIST
CURRENTLY POSE OUR MOST
SIGNIFICANT DOMESTIC TERRORISM
THREAT. I WOULD DEFINITELY
AGREE WITH SENATOR THAT WE HAVE
A NUMBER OF INVESTIGATIONS THAT
INVOLVE WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUP
IN FACT BEFORE AT THE CIVIL
UNREST MAJORITY OF THAT
DOMESTIC TERRORIST
INVESTIGATIONS WERE WHITE
SUPREMACY INVOLVED IN THIS
COURT APARTMENT JUSTICE CAN YOU
EXPLAIN WHY YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS
STOPPED TRACKING WHITE
SUPREMACISTS AND- AS SEPARATE.
OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM. I DO NOT
MEETING ABOUT THAT SENATOR WELL
I HOPE YOU LOOK INTO IT THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
IS RECOGNIZED DICK FROM
THREATENED BY VIOLENT DOMESTIC
EXTREMISTS WHO TARGET RACIAL
AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES. IN
THE SEVERAL SEPTEMBER TWENTY
NINETEEN STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
REPORT ON VIOLENCE. WELL
PRESIDENT TRUMP PUSHED THE
PRESIDENT. IT'S SEVEN WHITE
SUPREMACIST VIOLENT EXTREMISM
ONE TYPE OF RACIALLY AND
ETHNICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENT
EXTREMISM IS ONE OF THE MOST
POTENT POTENT FORCES DRIVING
DOMESTIC TERRORISM. MR
CUCCINELLI DO YOU AGREE THAT
WHITE SUPREMACIST VIOLENT
EXTREMISM IS WHAT QUOTE ONE OF
THE MOST POTENT FORCES DRIVING
DOMESTIC TERRORISM. I DO AND
THAT'S WHY THE DEPARTMENT
HOMELAND SECURITY HAS UPPED ITS
EFFORT IN THAT AREA IT IS NOT
CORRECT TO SAY WE HAVE IGNORED
IT WOULD SEEM SHOULD ON THE
PORTLAND WOULD BE DONE ABOUT
WHITE SUPREMACISTS. WELL YOU
YOU SITE ONE ONE ELEMENT OF AN
INCREASING TRACK OF ANALYSIS
AND COMMUNICATION WITH LOCAL
PARTNERS- WHICH IS- DHS HAS THE
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND
COMMUNICATING THE INFORMATION
TO STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES
THAT WE GET SOMETIMES. THERE'S.
THAT EFFORT BUT REDUCED
STRATEGY. GOOD THAT WHAT MAKES
IN THE GARDEN AND CUSTOMARY
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE
AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS
NOT WHAT HAPPENED IN PORTLAND.
MAY I BE ALLOWED TO ASK ONE
LAST QUESTION. MR **** CAN YOU
CONFIRM THAT ANY. PARDON MISS
**** CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT ANY
DHS PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO
SUPPORT OPERATION LEGEND WILL
BE UNDER THE OPERATIONAL
CONTROL DEPARTMENT JUSTICE AND
REPORT DIRECTLY TO DOJ
OFFICIALS. SENATOR MY
UNDERSTANDING OF OPERATION
LEGEND IS THAT THERE DOJ LAW
ENFORCEMENT THAT ARE BEING SENT
TO HELP REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME IN
CERTAIN CITIES CHICAGO IS ONE
OF THEM. AND THAT IF WE'RE
WORKING WITH DHS THEY WON'T
THEY'LL BE COLLABORATING WITH
US WILL BE A PARTNER IN THAT
EFFORT THERE IS A GENUINE
CONCERN BECAUSE OF STATEMENTS
MADE BY THIS PRESIDENT. ABOUT
SOME WIDE RANGING IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT. AS PART OF THIS
ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY PLANS TO
USE THESE DHS OFFICIALS THAT
HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED OPERATION
LEGEND. FOR IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT I AM NOT SENATOR IN
FACT I AM AWARE THAT THAT
ENTIRE OPERATION AND INITIATIVE
IS MEANT TO REDUCE VIOLENT
CRIME. ACROSS THE US AND
STARTED IN CAMPS KANSAS CITY
FOR THAT VERY REASON. THANK YOU
MR. THANK YOU SENATOR AND I
APPRECIATE IT WOULD YOU LIKE ME
TO ADDRESS THE IMMIGRATION
OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN OPERATION
LEGEND. IF THE CHAIRMAN WILL
ALLOW SURE- GOD RESPONDED THAT
MR COULD ONLY HSI'S AGENTS
HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATORS
WHO HAVE- EXTRAORDINARY
INTERNATIONAL GANG EXPERIENCE
OR AMONG THE COOPERATING AGENTS
IN OPERATION LEGEND INCLUDING
IN CHICAGO- WHERE THEY HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN MAKING A NUMBER
OF ARRESTS- AND THAT'S TRUE IN
OTHER CITIES AS WELL. THAT'S
THE ENGAGEMENT IS NOT TO
PERFORM. GRATION FUNCTIONS
EXCEPT IN SO FAR AS THEY'VE
GATHERED EXPERIENCE BECAUSE AS
YOU KNOW SENATOR GANGS LIKE MS
THIRTEEN LATIN KINGS AND SO
FORTH. SPAN OUR NATIONAL
BORDERS WHICH- BRINGS HSI'S.
SEX PARTIES INTO THE PICTURE
THAT AS THEIR ROLE IN OPERATING
LEGEND WERE VERY TO BE WORKING
ALONGSIDE HER DOJ. TRY TO HELP
MAKE SAFE THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SIR SEVEN SENATOR DURBIN
REFERENCE STILL IN THE HURRY
MASS THERE. I WAS IN EL PASO IN
THE AFTERMATH OF THAT THAT
VIRULENT RACIST TARGETED
HISPANIC AMERICANS I AM IN A
SPENDING AMERICAN I. CONSOLED
THE FAMILIES OF VICTIMS WHO
WERE MURDERED BY THAT BIGOTED
RACIST AND I WILL SAY ONE OF
THOSE THE ODD THINGS. OUR
DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES
REPEATEDLY REFER TO WHAT THEY
CALL RIGHT WING EXTREMISTS AND
THEY CITE BLUE BLAZER THEY CITE
WHITE SUPREMACISTS. OR THEY
HAVEN'T CITED BUT THEY COULD
CERTAINLY CITE THE CLAN- WHAT I
WILL SAY UNEQUIVOCALLY IS WHAT
SENATOR GRAHAM SAID. THOSE GUYS
ARE EVIL BIGOTED VIOLENT
MONSTERS THEY SHOULD BE
PROSECUTED AND THROWN IN JAIL I
UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMN. ANYONE
WHO ENGAGES ON VIOLENCE WHETHER
ON THE WRITER LEFT. AND SADLY
WHAT'S MISSING. IS TOO MANY IN
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY REFUSED TO
CONDEMN ANTIFA. THEY REFUSED TO
CONDEMN SENATOR HIRONO SAID NO
ONE HAS BEEN. KILLED FROM THAT
SIDE OF THE AISLE I'LL TELL YOU
I WAS ALSO IN DALLAS IN TWO
THOUSAND SIXTEEN ONE FIVE
POLICE OFFICERS WERE MURDERED.
BY A RADICAL OF BLACK LIVES
MATTER PROTEST. AND. THIS
SHOULDN'T BE A POLITICAL GAME
DON'T KILL PEOPLE DON'T SET
POLICE CARS ON FIRE. MR
CUCCINELLI THOSE WHO ARE
ENGAGED IN RIOTING IN PORTLAND
RIGHT NOW THE TWO HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY SEVEN. OFFICER INJURIES
THAT HAVE OCCURRED. WHO'S DOING
IT. WELL AS I SAID RIDERS ARE
NOT PROTESTERS PROTESTERS ARE
NOT WRITERS IT IS THE VIOLENT
AMONG THEM WHO OFTEN HIDE
BEHIND THE PEACEFUL- AND USE
THEM FOR A FORM OF PROTECTION
WHILE A LOT USING SLING SHOTS
USING LASERS WE'VE HAD MORE EYE
INJURIES- AND I BROUGHT ONE
WITH ME THIS IS COMMERCIALLY
AVAILABLE LASER. THAT YOU SEE
AND YOU'RE SEEING THEM USE NOW
IN PORTLAND TO A DEGREE THAT WE
HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE IF I
HOLD HAND IN FRONT OF THAT
LASER IT'S HOT BY THAT POINT
TIME THIS IS JUST THIS IS A
POINTER YOU BUY OFF AMAZON AND
WE'RE SEEING MORE DIFFERENT
KINDS OF WEAPONS WE'RE SEEING
SOME OF THE OLD FASHIONED A
ROCK- OLDEST WEAPON KNOWN TO
MAN- ALONG WITH NEW ITEMS LIKE
THIS THAT WE'VE NEVER SEEN USED
IN SUCH AN ORGANIZED. AGAINST
UP OFFICE THERE ARE. AND WE
SAID AND MORE I INJURIES THE
WILL THEN I CAN REMEMBER
ANOTHER. IN ANOTHER AND- OF ALL
OF OUR INJURY. EYES NUMBER. HOW
MANY THAT HUNDRED THIRTY. OUT
OF TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
SEVEN. THAT HEARING IS NEXT AND
THEN NEEDLESS TO SAY WHAT WE
EUPHEMISTICALLY CALL CONTACT
WITH AN OBJECT WHICH IS. AND I
WILL SAY FOR A DEMOCRATIC
MEMBERS EARLIER TODAY MR
CUCCINELLI ACTUALLY SHOWED ME
THAT COMMERCIAL GRADE LASER
AND- I THOUGHT LIKE A LOT OF
PEOPLE IT'S LIKE A LASER
POINTER THAT YOU MIGHT SEE AT
HOME. WHAT'S INTERESTING IS I
MISSED GUGINO JUST DID SHINING
IT AT YOUR HAND IF YOU DO THAT
WHICH I DID WITH THIS I CAN'T.
YOU'LL YANK YOUR HAND BACK
BECAUSE IT BURNS AND AS I
UNDERSTAND IT THEY'RE USING IT
ON A LITTLE POINTER IT'S A
SERIOUS WEAPON. THAT THEY'RE
USING POTENTIALLY CAUSE
PERMANENT BLINDNESS AND IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IS THAT
RIGHT THAT'S THAT'S THE IN THE
CLOSER YOU GET THE TOP IDEAS
ABOUT THIS THIS IS THE SHE IT'S
HARD TO SEE IT'S A FIELD WHAT I
WANTED YOUR ATTENTION TO IS
THE- ALL. THE SHIELD SO A
TACTIC THAT QUICKLY DEVELOPED
AMONG THE VIOLENT PARTICIPANTS
ACTIVITIES WHAT TO CUT THOSE SH
HOLES IN THE SKILLED SENTENCE
STAND. ACT. ABOUT IT AT. YOU
GUYS OF OFFICERS THEY WILL ALL
NOW BRING THE SHE'LL UP AND
BRING IT RIGHT UP INTO YOU AND
SO THE INTENSITY OF THE STRIKE
INTO THE EYES OF THE OFFICERS
IS MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE ENGINEERS
LIKE ME IT'S A SQUARE FUNCTION
SO IF YOU'RE TWICE AS FAR AWAY
AS A QUARTER OF THE ENERGY AND
THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE AND THESE
ARE THE KINDS OF TOOLS THEY'RE
USING COMBINED WITH. JUST
REGULAR ITEM YOU BUY ON AMAZON
TO DO PERMANENT DAMAGE THAT WE
HAVEN'T SEEN ON THIS KIND OF
SCALE EVER BEFORE AS I SAID
FORTY NINE YEAR THE FEDERAL
PROTECTIVE SERVICE IF NOW. SEEN
ANY LIKE PORTLAND. THIRDLY
THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN MR
CUCINELLI WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU
TAKE A LEISER LEESER AND YOU
POINTED INTO THE EYES OF A
HUMAN BEING SO THE BODY HAS A
HAS A- ABOUT A POINT TWO
SECONDS. I'M LOOK AWAY REACTION
AND ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THERE
SEVERAL ONE OF THE CHALLENGES
IS IF YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE
PERSON ASSAULTING YOU THE LASER
YOU CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHO'S
PERFORMING THE ASSAULT SO
THEY'RE THERE YOU KNOW YOU'VE
OF IT PRACTICALLY YOU'RE TO
SHIELD AND STILL DO YOUR JOB.
WE'VE A NUMBER OF ALL. TO HAD
THE DAYS LONG BLINDNESS SO FAR
THEY'VE ALL KIND OF COME BACK
IF YOU WILL. BUT YOU ALSO GET
WHAT'S CALLED FLASH BLINDNESS.
I THINK OF IT AS THE OLD KODAK
CAMERAS WERE YOU GET THAT BLUE
SPOT AND YOU CAN'T QUITE SEE
YOUR ENTIRE FIELD OF VISION.
FOR A FOR A PERIOD OF TIME I
ASSUME THAT FOR THAT MOMENT IN
ADDITION TO ANY LONG TERM
DAMAGE OR SHORT TERM DAMAGE
THAT IT MIGHT DO. FOR THE TIME
BEING IT ALSO MAKES IT MORE
DANGEROUS FOR THE OFFICER
ABSOLUTELY- RECOIL SAID AND
THAT AND THEN STEPS AWAY FROM
THE HARD WAY MULTIPLE PEOPLE
SOMETIMES WORK TOGETHER IN THE
CROWD THAT IS A CLEARLY
PLANNED. EXERCISE AND TO BE
CLEAR DEVICE LIKE THIS ONE
WHICH CAN BE BOUGHT ANYWHERE BY
ANYONE- DOESN'T ONE OUT OF ITS
SUPPLY AT LEAST NOT IN A SINGLE
PROTESTS MAKING. BACK ALL NIGHT
LONG IF THEY WANT ON. THEY CAN
STILL DO IT TOMORROW. THIS OF
THE THINGS THAT I FIND SO IN.
BEING ABOUT ALL THIS IS HOW. IT
IS EVEN IN TWENTY TWENTY AS
CRAZY AS THIS YEAR IS. SEEMS
DOUBLY CRAZY TO ME. THAT WERE
USING TERMS LIKE THIS. WAR
COMPLAINING TERMS OF. PEACEFUL
PROTEST AND ANARCHIST VIOLENCE
AS IF THEY WERE THE SAME THING.
ENFORCING LAWS AGAINST ONE
GROUP OF PEOPLE BUT NOT ANOTHER
WE'RE THE WE'RE TOLD WE SHOULD
DO. BASED ON WHETHER OR NOT WE
AGREE WITH THEIR IDEOLOGICAL
VIEWPOINT NOW TELL ME ABOUT
THIS PICTURE RIGHT HERE. SO
WHAT YOU'VE GOT HERE IS- THE
MOST COMMON LASER THAT WE'VE
SEEN IS THE GREEN. AND INTO THE
THINGS YOU LEARN DOING THESE
JOBS- YOUR HI THE HUMAN EYE
SEES THE GREEN PART OF THE
SPECTRUM BRIGHTLY THAN SAY
READ. SOMETHING LIKE TEN TIMES
BRIGHTER- AND SO AT AND ALSO
ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING AT
NIGHT. THERE'S PEACEFUL
PROTESTS IN THIS IS SORT OF THE
PORTLAND FORMULA THERE'S
PEACEFUL PROTESTING TWO TEN OR
ELEVEN O'CLOCK. AND THEN THEY
GO AWAY. AND MAYBE SOME OF THEM
COME BACK WITH THE GROUP THAT
COMES BACK IS A MUCH BIGGER BUT
ALSO. COME BACK FOR MONTHS SO
MY MOM TOLD WHAT HAPPENS AFTER
MIDNIGHT SHE WASN'T MENTAL
BROTHER WAS RIGHT ESPECIALLY
ABOUT PORTLAND YOU ALSO SEE
GASOLINE IN THE UPPER RIGHT
CORNER OF THIS PICTURE WE'VE
HAD ACCELERATES POKE POURED
INTO THE COURTHOUSE- WHILE
COMMERCIAL GRADE MORTAR STYLE
FIREWORKS WILL BE. SHOT INTO
THE PORES IN ATTEMPT TO LIGHT
IT ALSO WHILE THE SIDE DOORS
THE EXITS OF THE BUILDING WE'RE
BEING BLOCKED WE'RE BEING
BARRICADED CLOSED SO THAT WAS
GOING ON AS WELL THE LAST
PICTURE YOU SEE HERE- LITTLE
DARK TO SEE THE THEY'RE HOPING
A FIRE HOSE THAT THEY'VE HOOKED
UP. TO THE COURTHOUSE NO THESE
ARE R. C. B. P. THERE'S BECAUSE
THE ROCK FIRST NOT THE PIECE OF
PROTESTERS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY
SET FIRES A THROW TULSA TRASH
OVER THE FENCE LIGHT ON FIRE
AND THEY WOULD ALSO THROW WHAT.
TO HOME IN GRENADES THERE IS A
VIDEO OF THIS PICTURE THIS IS A
SNAP OUT OF THAT VIDEO- WHERE
YOU SEE TWO OF THOSE EXPLOSIVES
COMING UNFORTUNATELY THEY BOTH
EXPLODE EARLY SO THEY DON'T GET
SO CLOSE THAT THEY IMPACT THESE
OFFICERS BUT YOU CAN SEE RATHER
OBVIOUSLY THE POTENTIAL FOR
HARM. WITH MANY OF THESE TO AND
THE- POLL OFF OF WHAT THE BEST.
TO WHAT. A WILD WIDELY OF.
EQUIPMENT LIKE THIS HE IS BEING
USED IN A- NA WAY HERE I ASSUME
THIS IS THE KIND OF THING YOU
DON'T ORDINARILY EXPECT. TO
ARISE SPONTANEOUSLY. NO NO NO
PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN THIS SOME
THOUGHT THEY'VE GIVEN IT A
GREAT DEAL OF THOUGHT AND
FRANKLY THERE'S BEEN. EVOLUTION
OF THE NEGATIVE TACTICS OVER
THE COURSE OF TIME- IF YOU LOOK
BACK. OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS GO
BACK TO WHERE GEORGE FLOYD WAS
KILLED BY THAT POLICE OFFICER-
AND THEN THE FIGHT THAT ENSUED
IN THE STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS-
BEYOND JUST PROTESTING. MANY OF
THOSE VIOLENT PARTICIPANTS GOT
TOGETHER AND WROTE UP- THEIR
LESSONS LEARNED SORT OF AN
AFTER ACTION REPORT FOR
CRIMINALS. AND THEY'VE
PUBLISHED THIS AND YOU SEE THE
SAME THING GOING ON IN OTHER
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY LIKE WE
CAN SEND YOU THAT RATHER LONG
AND EXTENSIVE IN IF YOU. IF IT
IF YOU WEREN'T EVIL YOU'D READ
THE QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL AND
YOU'D SAY THAT THIS IS. THIS IS
A HIGH QUALITY ANALYSIS AND
THAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE SO
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FACING AND
IT'S EVOLVING ALL THE TIME. THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE WHAT
SOME WOULD CALL GENERAL POLICE
POWERS NO ABSOLUTELY NOT. HOW
DOES THIS DIFFER FROM GENERAL
POLICE POWERS A BEEN CRITICAL
IN MANY INSTANCES FROM FEDERAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
STEPPING IN AND ENGAGING THE
LOCAL POLICE FUNCTION. TELL ME
WHY I SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT. OF
THE- OFFICERS ARE CROSS
DESIGNATED AS FEDERAL
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OFFICERS
THEY'RE ALL OPERATING UNDER THE
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE OF
FORTY TO PROTECT THE COURTHOUSE
THE MARSHALS OF THE INSIDE OF
THE COURTHOUSE AND PROTECTED
DUTIFULLY- FTS PROTECTS THE
OUTSIDE THERE'S ALSO TWO DOORS
DOWN IF YOU WILL ANOTHER
FEDERAL BUILDING AND IN BETWEEN
IS THE BIGGEST LOCAL TARGET
VIOLENCE THE MULTNOMAH JUSTICE
CENTER- SO. THERE'S THREE
BUILDINGS COURTHOUSE. LOCAL
JUSTICE CENTER FEDERAL BUILDING
AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM ALL
THREE ARE PARKS WHICH HAVE.
PERFORMED THE FUNCTION OF
STAGING AREAS FOR RIDERS FOR
CRIMINALS AND THE- POWER IS
BEING EXERCISED BY THE FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES ARE TO PROTECT THE
FEDERAL FACILITIES THAT IS IT
EVEN WHEN WE GO OFF THOSE
PROPERTIES WHICH THE STATUTE
FROM CONGRESS SAYS WE CAN DO-
IT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PERFORMING THAT FUNCTION SO IF
SOMEONE ASSAULTS A LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AT THE
COURTHOUSE. WE CAN GO ARREST
THAT PERSON ANYWHERE IN PURSUIT
OF THAT PARTICULAR AUTHORITY-
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN
POLICE THE STREETS OF PORTLAND
AND HAND OUT TICKETS FOR
SPEEDING OR DOING OTHER THINGS
AND THAT'S FOR PORTLAND AND
THAT STATE POLICE SUBDUE BUT
FOR THESE- APPARENTLY
ORCHESTRATED VIOLENCE REPEATED
ATTACKS. ON BOTH COURTHOUSES
AND OTHER FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND
FACILITIES WOULD YOU OF EVER
SENT FEDERAL PERSONNEL INTO
THAT ZONE WELL OF COURSE THE
FPS OFFICERS ALWAYS THERE BUT I
ASSUME YOU MEAN ADDED MORE YES
THROUGH JUNE. YES CONTINUE TO
ADD THEIR OWN OFFICERS AS THE
BIO ASK. IF YOU LOOK MAIN JUNE
WE HAD A GRAPHIC I CAN SEN EACH
OF THAT SHOW. THE I'M NUMBER OF
DAYS OF ATTACKS ON FEDERAL
FACILITIES IN IN A IN JUNE THAT
TOTAL WAS TWELVE FOR BOTH
MONTHS TOTAL IN JULY AS OF JULY
TWENTY NINTH IT WAS TWENTY
NINE. SO EVERY SINGLE DAY THE
ESCALATION OF THE TARGETING OF
FEDERAL FACILITIES. LED THE
COMMANDER ON THE SCENE OF THE
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE TO
REQUEST A SUPPLEMENTAL
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
OFFICERS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T
HAVE ENOUGH READ. I GIVEN THEIR
OTHER DUTIES THE LONGER AT THEY
HAD ALREADY ADDED THEIR OWN
THAT'S WHY SURE CIRCUMSTANCES
ON THE GROUND AFTER BEST OF.
ALL COMMAND- TWO YEARS AGO AND
THE MAYOR OF PORTLAND PUBLICLY
DISCLAIMED POLICE PROTECTION.
FOR THAT FACILITY- AND SO WE
HAVE THANK THANK YOU MISTER-
JOURNALING- ARE A LAST THAT
THAT DOCUMENT BE SUBMITTED TO
THE COMMITTEE AND WITHOUT
OBJECTION WILL BE ENTERED INTO
THE RECORD CENTER WHITE HOUSE.
THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. BY
PRESCRIPTION ONLY YOU.
INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO SORT
OF- AFTER ACTION REPORT FOR
CRIMINALS TO ENGAGE IN VIOLENCE.
I THINK ACTUALLY THERE IS AND
THAT'S WHAT. MISS **** DOES AND
I WISH BOTH OF YOU WELL IN
BRINGING TO JUSTICE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE DONE HARM TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. WITH
RESPECT TO LASERS. I ACTUALLY
AM THE PERSON WHO. WROTE AND
PASSED A LAW TO PROTECT PILOTS
YEAH. FROM THE DANGERS OF LASER
ATTACKS FROM THE GROUND WHICH
HAD BEGUN TO. ABOUT THE STRANGE
THING TO WANT TO DO BUT THERE
IT IS. I THINK YOU BOTH AGREE.
THAT WE DO HOLD OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO A FAR
HIGHER STANDARD. THEN WE EXPECT
THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADHERE TO
IT WAS NOT CORRECT CERTAINLY
THE PROFESSIONAL MATTER YES YES
IT IS AND VERY OFTEN LAW
ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL ARE
ENGAGING WITH PEOPLE DURING-
WHAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY LOOK
BACK ON AND SEE IS ONE OF THE
WORST TIMES OF THEIR LIVES.
WHEN THEY ARE SAD WHEN THERE
ARE EMOTIONAL IN THEIR PROPS
INTOXICATED- AND SO THE-
CONTACT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS CUSTOMARILY MUST FACE.
IS OFTEN INAPPROPRIATE
CONDUCTORS THAT NOT. THAT IS
AND BEING PREPARED AND TRAINED
TO DEAL WITH THAT. YES OF WHAT
A LONG OFFICER DOES THAT ALSO
CORRECT CERTAINLY YES OKAY SO
WALK ME THROUGH IN THE LATE MR
COULD SURELY YOUR TESTIMONY
THAT. THE PROTESTERS AND THEIR
RIDERS THERE IS PEACEFUL
PROTESTING AND THERE IS
VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM. AND
THAT THE FEDERAL OFFICERS YOU
SUPERVISED HERE WERE TRAINED TO
USE YOUR WORDS KIND IN THE
CONDUCT OF APPROPRIATE TACTICS.
AND PROCEDURES YOU AND I BOTH
SEE IN THE FOOTAGE I ASSUME
YOU'VE SEEN IT A GOOD DEAL MORE
THAN I HAVE GIVEN YOUR
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
OF A TALL INDIVIDUAL WEARING A
GRAY HOODIE. NAVY OR MAYBE
NAVAL ACADEMY. SWEATSHIRT WHO
IS IN THE CLIP BUT I'VE SEEN
STANDING RELATIVELY IMMOBILE
WHILE HIS HANDS ARE DOWN BY HIS
SIDES HE'S NOT IN ANY SORT OF
AN AGGRESSIVE OR COMBATIVE
STANCE. AND HE IS ONE. AND
AROUND HIM ARE PERHAPS HALF A
DOZEN MAYBE MORE OFF THE SCREEN.
OFFICERS IN ESSENTIALLY COMBAT
GEAR. AND ONE OF THEM ENGAGES
IN A STRIKE WITH HIS BATON. AND
IF MY RECOLLECTION OF THE FILM
IS CORRECT. SECOND STRIKE. AND
THEN A THIRD. AND THE
INDIVIDUAL WHO'S BEING STRUCK.
DOES NOT REACT AND YET THE
STRIKES KEEP COMING. WALK ME
THROUGH WHY THAT STANDING
INDIVIDUAL WAS A- RIOT ARE
ENGAGED IN VIOLENCE AND
TERRORISM. AND WHY THAT CONDUCT
BY THAT OFFICER WAS APPROPRIATE.
YEAH I'M NOT PREPARED TO
CHARACTERIZE CHRIS DAVID THAT
WAY- THAT IS OBVIOUSLY UNDER
INVESTIGATION BUT- I WOULD NOT
CARE WHAT'S UNDER INVESTIGATION
THE THAT INTERACTION. THIS OF
COURSE I MEAN THAT THAT'S JECT
OF THE NINETEEN DESTINATION. AN
IG INVESTIGATION YES SIR BUT
NOT ANY OTHER INVESTIGATION
WELL I'D HAVE TO DEFER THIS IS
ON A US MARSHAL SO WE I DON'T
HAVE A I HAVE NOT INTERVIEWED
THOSE PHONE I CAN'T ACTUALLY
TELL VERY WELL WHO IS- FROM
THESE FILMS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL
WEARING SIMILAR GARB AND IT'S
OFTEN VERY HARD TO FIND OUT.
WITHOUT BEING VERY CLOSE. WHO
THEY REPORT TO OR WHAT THE
UNIFORM IS SO FORGIVE ME IF I
DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BUT-
MISS **** COULD YOU EXPLAIN HOW
THAT IS CONDUCT. I MEAN YOU'RE
ILL CONCEIVED THAT HAS MR DAVIS
CONDUCT. IN THAT CLIP AT LEAST
WAS NOT THAT. OF A WRITER AND
WAS NOT VIOLENT TERRORIST.
SENATOR I KNOW THAT THAT
INCIDENT IN PARTICULAR IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION BY THE I. G. AS
WELL AS AN INTERNAL
INVESTIGATION WITH THE U. S.
MARSHALL SERVICE. OKAY AND I A
I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE FACTS
ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING BEFORE
OR DURING THAT AT THOSE FACTS
WILL BE DEVELOPED IN THE
INVESTIGATION AND I DON'T WANT
MY COMMENTS TO AFFECT THAT AT
ALL. YEAH IT'S. IT LOOKS VERY
MUCH LIKE A PERSON WHO IS
STANDING VERY STILL AND BEING
AS HARMLESS HE'S HE CAN BE IN
WHO WAS ALONE SURROUNDED BY
OFFICERS WHOSE GARBAGE A
SWEATSHIRT COMPARED TO TACTICAL
GEAR WHO HAS NO WEAPON COMPARED
TO SEPARATE SPREADER MACE
WHATEVER THEY HAVE AS WELL AS
BATONS. ANDREW TAKES PRETTY
HARD BEATING. ALL THINGS
CONSIDERED AND I THINK IT'S
EPISODES LIKE THAT. THAT CLOSE
LEGITIMATE CONCERN.
PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE
ALL IMPORTANT STANDARD THAT WE
KNOW. AS PEOPLE WHO SPENT TIME
IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. MEMBERS OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE TO ADHERE
TO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SENATOR WHITE HOUSE AND I
RECOGNIZE YOU ALL ARE
CONSTRAINED- IN TERMS OF
COMMENTING ON AN ACTIVE
INVESTIGATION BUT BUT NOT ALL
ASK A SIMPLE HYPOTHETICAL IF
THE ONLY FACTS WERE AS SENATOR
WHITE HOUSE SUGGESTED IF AN
INDIVIDUAL WERE STANDING A
SWEATSHIRT ENGAGED IN NO
VIOLENCE STANDING THERE DOING
NOTHING AND ANY FEDERAL OFFICER
WALK UP BLOCKED UP AND HIT HIM
THREE TIMES WITH THE BATON FOR
NO REASON WHATSOEVER. BUT IF
THAT'S WHAT OCCURRED YOU YOU
WOULD BE QUITE COMFORTABLE
SAYING THAT IS AN ABUSE OF
POWER TO BEAT SOMEONE WITH A
BATON FOR NO REASON. AT THE BIG
BEAR THAT'S VERY DIFFERENT FROM
YEAH. IF BEFORE THE CLIP IN
QUESTION THE INDIVIDUAL ENGAGED
IN ACTIVE VIOLENCE- I MEAN THE
CONTEXT IN THESE INVESTIGATIONS
ALWAYS MATTER. BUT IF THE ONLY
FACTS ARE A SENATOR WHITE HOUSE
SAID THAT SOMEONE WAS STANDING
THERE AND BEATEN FOR NO REASON
YOU'D BE COMFORTABLE. THAT IS
NOT. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS NOT ALLOWED TO BE
PEOPLE FOR NO REASONS. WE TRAIN
THEM EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE. AND
I WOULD AGREE FEDERAL ON FOUR
FORSMAN OFFICERS ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO BE PEOPLE. BUT
THAT'S WHY YOU HAD
INVESTIGATIONS BECAUSE YOU
DON'T KNOW IF THOSE ARE THE
ONLY FACTS OR IF THERE IS OTHER
CONDUCT PERHAPS NOT CAPTURED ON
ON A SNIPPET ON THE INTERNET
ONE MISTER CHAIRMAN IF I MAY
LOOK. I KNOW AS I SAID EARLIER
A GOOD HALF THIS COMMITTEE
YOURSELVES AND FORMER ATTORNEYS
GENERAL. HAVE SERVED- IN ONE
RELATIONSHIP ANOTHER WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT. AND SO I
UNDERSTAND THERE TO BE A GREAT
DEAL OF RESPECT FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT. I NOR I ASSUME
ANYONE ON THIS COMMITTEE
EXPECTS THEM TO BE PERFECT
WHILE AT THE SAME TIME HOLDING
THEM TO THE KIND OF HIGHER
STANDARD. THAT UP FOR WHAT JUST
REFERENCED THAT IS ALL TRUE ALL
AT THE SAME TIME. AND WE HAVE
TAKEN YOU IN. THE LAW WALK.
WHAT STAY DURAI. WITH STOPPING
FORCE THE LOCK STOPPING TROUBLE
HERE WITHIN THIS WITHOUT A
COURTHOUSE IN PORT. SENATOR
BLACKBURN BYE BYE VIDEO. I
THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN AND THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND FOR
GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE THIS HEARING I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT AND I KNOW THAT
OUR- CONSTITUENTS I HEAR FROM
TENNESSEE AND EVERY SINGLE DAY
ABOUT HOW VERY CONCERNED THEY
ARE SO LET ME JUST KIND OF
FOLLOW ON WITH WHERE WE ARE
RIGHT YEAH MR CUCCINELLI. A
LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS WHILE
YOUR TEAMS ARE OUT THERE
STOPPING RIOTERS IS THERE AND
HOW DO THEY MAKE THAT TURN AND
PROTECT HE SPOKE PROTESTERS
BOOK BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO DO
EACH AT THE SAME TIME SO HOW
DID THEY WORK HOW DID THEY
HANDLE AS HOT AS THEY TRIED TO
SEGMENT ROUTE. SO THE PEOPLE
WORK HE. OUR AND RIGHT. WHO
THERE FOR. THE PURPOSE OF VIA.
AND INJURY AND HARM AND
DESTRUCTION SO THAT THEY ARE
PROPERLY DEALT WITH SO SENATOR-
THAT BALANCE IS SO CRITICAL TO
THEIR WORK- I APPRECIATE THE
QUESTION AND IT GOES- ALSO TO-
WHITE HOUSES QUESTION OR TWO OF
THEM ACTUALLY- THAT. OF
PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS- ENCOUNTER PEOPLE IN
TENSE SITUATIONS AND THEY'RE
THE ONES WE LOOK TO DE ESCALATE
ALL OF OUR OFFICERS ARE TRAINED
IN DE ESCALATION TECHNIQUES I
WOULD ALSO NOTE FOR YOU JUST BY
WAY OF- ONE IT SHOWED IN THE
BILL OF THESE- IN RELIANCE. IT
WAS MARKED HAD DETAINED
INDIVIDUALS ALTERED ALON FORCE.
AND THAT PER IN THE AT S. AND-
WAS AN IMMEDIATE MATTER NEED N.
NEARBY PRESENT WHERE THE C. B.
P. BOR STARBOARD TACK IS THEIR
SWAT TEAM BORE STARS THERE
MEDICAL- TEAM IMMEDIATELY MOVED
IN AND THE BOARD TECH TEAM
CLEARED THE CROWD THEY HAD TO
ACTUALLY DYNAMICALLY MOVED OUT
A WAY TO BE ABLE TO. HELP THE
PERSON WHO HAD JUST BEEN
ASSAULTING THEIR COLLEAGUES
MOMENTS BEFORE AND THEY
OBVIOUSLY DID THAT IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MARSHALS
AND- WENT THROUGH A SERIES OF
ATTEMPT TO TREAT THIS
INDIVIDUAL HAD A HUNDRED EIGHTY
HEART RATE RESPIRATION WAS WAY
UP AND- FINALLY ADMINISTERED
IDENTIFY THE DRUG TO BE
ADMINISTERED TO STOP THE CAESAR
AND SAVE THAT. TURNS LIGHT.
WITH THE IN. OF THAT SAME
PERSON HAVING BEEN ATTACKING.
THEIR FELLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS SO. YES WHAT CENTER
WHITE HOUSE REFERRED TO
HAPPENED AND THAT INVESTIGATION
WILL GO THROUGH AND IT SHOULD.
BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU DON'T SEE
REPORTED. ALL OF THE PROTECTIVE
STEPS THAT YOUR PROFESSIONAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TAKE
EVERY DAY NOT JUST AS YOU'D
SUGGESTED SENDER BLACKBURN TO
PROTECT PEACEFUL PROTESTERS
WHICH THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY
SEEKING TO DO BUT TO ACTUALLY
CARE FOR THE VERY PEOPLE WHO
ARE HARMING THEM. AND THAT.
THAT KIND OF ABILITY THAT
NIMBLENESS THAT FLEXIBILITY-
AND STRENGTH. IS REALLY A
HALLMARK BY AND LARGE OF 99%
PLUS OF OUR OFFICERS AND- WELL
WE HAVE TO FIX THE MISTAKES AS
THEY ARISE WE CANNOT SACRIFICE
THE RULE OF LAW TO DO THAT. AND
WE DO DO IT IN TANDEM WITH THE
PROTECTION OF FIRST AMENDMENT
RIGHTS THAT'S A HUGE PART OF
WHY THE- LARGER NUMBER OFFICERS
IS NEEDED- SO THAT YOU CAN.
MAINTAIN PEACE NOT SIMPLY
ARREST PEOPLE I'M SO THOSE ARE
PROTESTS CANNOT CONTINUE. YEAH
I THINK THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT
POINT TO MAKE THAT THEY ARE
THEY ARE PROTECTING PEOPLE WHO
ARE COMING HE SIMPLY TO EXPRESS
THEIR OPINION AND ASSEMBLE AND
AT THE SAME TIME THEY ARE
HAVING TO DEAL WITH EACH
RIOTERS WHO WERE THERE TO
DESTROY PROPERTY. TELL HARM
PEOPLE AND- I THINK THAT SPEAKS
TO THE TRAINING AND THE
PROFESSIONALISM THAT WHEN THEY
PUT THAT UNIFORM ON THEY DON'T
KNOW IF THEY IT IS GOING TO BE
ALL PEACEFUL PROTESTS. OR IF
THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE
DESTRUCTORS AND THE DESTROYERS
IT SHOW UP IF THEY'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO DEAL WITH SO WE THANK
THESE MEN AND WOMEN FOR THEIR
COMMITMENT MASCOT I. WANTED TO
ASK YOU THE DOJ TASK FORCE THAT
IS LOOKING AT THESE EXTREMIST
GROUPS- AND I WANT TO DRILL
DOWN SPECIFICALLY TO POLICE ARE
ON STREETS. I. STRONG AND WE
HEARING IT IS ATTACKS VERY
ORGANIZED THAT COME WITH THE
LASERS AND THE BAT IN THE
PALACE. OF BREAKS AND THEN DAY.
KERRY OUT THEIR DESTRUCTION THE
WORK DID YOU ONE ARE DOING
ARGUED FIGURE OUT WHO IS ORGAN
THIS WHICH IN CHARGE WHO IS
FUNDING IT WHO IS PUTTING MONEY
BEHIND IT SEIZED CONSTRUCTIVE.
YES SENATOR THAT IS PART OF THE
TASK FORCE AND WE WILL BE
LOOKING INTO THAT I MEAN IT'S
OBVIOUS TO ANYONE THAT LOOKS AT
IT THERE'S SOME LEVEL OF
ORGANIZATION WE'VE SEEN. ALSO
CHIN. CATION ON THE GROUP THE
JAMMING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
COMMUNICATION I WILL TELL YOU
THOUGH THAT ONE THING THAT
MAKES IT INCREDIBLY HARD IS
THAT WE'RE FINDING EVIDENCE
THAT SOME OF THESE- WRITERS ARE
USING ENCRYPTED APPS AND I KNOW
SENATOR BLACKBURN HAS OFFERED
SOME LEGISLATION TO DEAL WITH
AND IN THE CORRUPTION WHEN LAW
ENFORCEMENT HAD PROBABLE CAUSE
IN THE END GOES TO NEUTRAL THAT
IS TRUE YOU. OF GET THIS TO
THIS COMMUNITY THAT'S THAT'S
VERY IMPORTANT OTHER
EXPLOITATION CASES IN DRUG
CASES AND GOING TO BE. HERE SO
I WOULD MENTION THAT IN OF THE
CASES. ENGINE ALREADY BUT-
SEVERAL THAT ARE LOOKING INTO
IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH MISTER
CHAIRMAN THANK YOU FOR THE
HEARING AND YOU'LL BACK. THANK
YOU SENATOR BLACKBURN SENATOR
COONS THANK YOU CHAIRMAN CRUISE
RANKING MEMBER VERONA THANK YOU
TO OUR WITNESSES ON. SORRY THAT
I MISSED THE SECOND PANEL GIVEN
HOW LONG THIS IS GONE BUT- I
JOINED MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES IN
EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT- THE
INTERSECTION BETWEEN. IMPORTANT
WIDESPREAD NATIONAL PROTESTS
AGAINST THE BRUTAL KILLING OF
GEORGE FLOYD EXPRESSING CONCERN
ABOUT RACIAL INJUSTICE AND THE
WAYS IN WHICH- THE INJECTION OF
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INTO
PORTLAND AT MAY HAVE
EXACERBATED RATHER THAN
REDUCED- INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE-
SO LET ME JUST BE CLEAR ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO HAVE
BEEN REPEATEDLY COVERED BUT IS
WORTH. IT THERE IS NOT ON HERE
A CAN OR ENCOURAGING SUPPORT
VILE. I BY PRO. OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT IF UNLAWFUL AND
UNNECESSARY- AND I HOPE- THAT
RANKING MEMBER FOR ON HIS
COMMENTS TO THAT EFFECT- WERE
HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR I THINK MY
COLLEAGUE. AT THE SENATOR FROM
ILLINOIS SENATOR DURBIN
EXPRESSED CLEARLY AND I'LL JOIN
HIM IN THAT THAT- WE NEED TO
HOLD ACCOUNTABLE PERPETRATORS
OF VIOLENCE- THOSE WHO HAVE
CAUSED ANY INJURY OR HARM TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT. OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AT THE A
DIFFICULT AND DEMANDING JOB IN
YEAH YOU'RE RIGHT MR CHINOY
VIRTUALLY ALL OF US HAVE TO
WORK WITH HER ALONG ON FORSMAN
BUT WE- HAVE TO HAVE. A POLICE
SOURCES. PERFECT RIGHT. THERE'S
A CONCERN IT PRESS ITALY BY US
AND FROM THE STATE OF OREGON AT
THE OUTSET OF THIS HEARING
ABOUT THE CONDUCT OF FEDERAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT IN PORTLAND AND
THE RELATIONSHIP IN CONNECTION
WITH THE STATE AND LOCAL
ELECTED OFFICIALS SO LET ME
JUST BRIEFLY ASK A FEW
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT IF I CAN I
MISSED IT YOU KNOW I DONALD H.
S. MAMA. ONE THIS IS B. P.
SENATE DEPLOYED PORTLAND WERE
NOT. TRAINED FOR RESPONDING. TO
MASS DEMONSTRATIONS UP
SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES A
SPECIFIC TRAINING- AND THAT
INTERNAL MEMO CALLED FOR
ADDITIONAL TRAINING- FOR
DEPLOYMENTS HAVE ALL DEPLOYED
FEDERAL AGENTS RECEIVED
APPROPRIATE TRAINING ON
RESPONDING TO DEMONSTRATIONS.
YES THERE ARE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN IN WHAT HOWEVER PS IS
TRADING VERSES ASSESSOR HE BOTH
HSI'S AND YOUR- N. C. B. P. BUT
THEY HAVE ALL HAD. FOR CLARITY
CAN YOU KEEP YOU DO WHAT THOSE
ACRONYMS FLOWER POT OF ACRONYMS
THANK YOU MR SAID INTO. VERY
THOROUGHLY SO I CORY YOU KNOW.
AND THEY HAVE THE OFFICER SIDE
THE HOUSE AND THEN THEY HAVE
THE HOMELAND SECURITY
INVESTIGATIONS I HOUSE EACH
HAVE THEIR UPS. D. R. I'M HERE.
AND WE HAVE PRESIDENT AND SO
THEY TRAIN THEY'LL HAVE SIMILAR
JINPING TO EUROPE CAN'T I
SUGGEST THAT A MASTER. OF PEACE
PROTESTER IS FOR ABSOLUTELY IN
A PRISON YES ABSOLUTELY THE
TRAINING THEY GET HOWEVER IS
HOW TO CONTEND WITH ON A
DYNAMIC BASIS- CROWD DYNAMICS-
IN A VIOLENT HOW. MOVE THE CRAP
FOR A SHORT DURATION WHEREAS
FPS HAS TRAINING ABOUT
DEFENDING IT WITH AGAIN DEALING
WITH A CROWD OF FACILITY WHICH
IS WHAT THEY'RE USED TO DOJ IS
TELL ME ROUGHLY MISTER CHAI HOW
MANY HOURS OF CROWD CONTROL
TRAINING. THESE DIFFERENT
FEDERAL FORCES RECEIVED BEFORE
BEING DEPLOYED IN PORTLAND. SO
THAT I DON'T KNOW SENDER OFF
THE TOP OF MY HEAD BUT I'M
HAPPY TO GET YOU THAT AND
INCLUDING BY PARLIAMENT LET ME
MOVE ON THANK YOU PENTAGON IS
CONCERNED ABOUT HM. TWO OF
MILITARY CAMOUFLAGE IN PORTLAND
SAYING A QUOTE WE WANT A SYSTEM
WHERE PEOPLE CAN TELL THE
DIFFERENCE. BETWEEN FORSON AND
THEY ARE. WHAT DID IT SERVE
TODAY USED. CAMERA MCRAE UNTIL.
THE CROWD CONTROL SEN. SO
SENATOR THAT WASN'T CHOSEN
BECAUSE THERE WAS A CROWDS
CONTROL SETTING THAT WAS CBP
OFFICERS WHOSE NORMAL DUTY
STATE IS ARE ALONG THE BORDER.
AND THEY CAME WITH WHAT THEY
HAD NOW- WE HAVE MOVED AS
QUICKLY AS WE COULD TO PROCURE
FOR THEM WHAT YOU THINK OF IS
THE SOLID GREEN CB P. UNIFORM
MUCH LIKE YOU SEE THE SOLID
BLUE FOR FPS. IN HIS ARE PARTLY
TO HELP WITH THE NOTE WITH
PROVIDING SOME VISUAL
INDICATION THIS IS LONG TIME
NOT MALICIOUS. THAT ALREADY
DONE THEY HAVE. ON AND BACK.
THE UNIVERSAL THAT OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND THE SPECIFIC
AGENT BUTTON FIRED UP EACH
THEIR- ALL WITH IT THE IDENTITY
BUT NOW THEIR NAME. BECAUSE
THEY BE BE DA THERE'S SURE IF
THERE SO IS OFFICE. FIVE BOTH
SENATORS WAS- REPORTS OF AGENTS
USING AGGRESSIVE TACTICS TO
RESPOND. TO PROTESTERS IN
PORTLAND I THINK AND MY
COLLEAGUE FROM RHODE ISLAND IS
FOCUSING ON A SPECIFIC SUCH
INCIDENT THERE WAS ONE WHERE A
FILMMAKER WAS SHOT IN THE FACE.
WITH PEPPER BALLS A WOMAN WAS
SHOT IN THE HEAD WITH PAINFUL
IT MAY STAY. AT POINT BLANK
RANGE- SOME PROTESTERS SUPPORT
THEY WERE RETREATING OR GIVEN A
WARNING- SHOULD FEDERAL
OFFICERS AIM IMPACT MUNITIONS
AT THE HEAD. OR USE MACE OR
PEPPER SPRAY OR BULLETS. EXCUSE
ME. LET'S I'M WHEN. IT'S CLEAR
PROTESTERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO
COMPLY WITH THEIR ORDERS. A
WELL YOU'VE LISTED A WIDE ARRAY
OF DEVICES PROTESTERS ARE
ATTEMPTING TO COMPLY WITH
POLICE ORDERS SHOULD THEY
NONETHELESS BE THE SUBJECT OF
TEAR GAS OR WHEN IN LESSENING
THE TIRE GROUP THAT IS BEING
CONTENDED WITH. AND SO THEN I
WOULD AGREE WITH YOU- ONE OF
THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE IS
WHEN- ONE TWO MORE PEOPLE ARE
OR ARE NOT COMPLYING WHERE YOU
HAVE DIFFERENCES IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER- BUT-
SOMETHING LIKE- MACE FOR
INSTANCE OR PEPPER SPRAY. IS A
VERY SHORT RANGE TOOL- AND IT
FOR THE SORTS OF CIRCUMSTANCES
COULD YOU MAKE THE ROLL OF
ENGAGEMENT THE DA SAID DHS IS
MEETING OR- WILL CONTINUE TO
USE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMITTEE-
AND YOU'VE BOTH MENTIONED THERE
IS AN ONGOING. INSPECTOR
GENERAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE
TACTICS THAT WERE USED IN
PORTLAND. COMMIT TO SITTING ♪FOG
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IF THE
PROJECT POST OFFICE REQUESTED
OF YOU. YES AND WE FRANKLY LOOK
FORWARD TO COOPERATING WITH
THAT AND- WHAT THAT CLEARLY
THINKING. AS PLEASE SURE YOU.
THANK YOU THANK YOU MR. THAT'S
A GOOD SENATE BILL. THANKS MR
THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE
TODAY AND FOR YOUR SERVICE. MR
CUCCINELLI. I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU
A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND
ANALYSIS SPECIFICALLY- I'M SURE
YOU'RE AWARE THAT LAST MONTH.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE OFFICE
OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS
COMPILED AND DISTRIBUTED
INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ABOUT. TWO
AMERICAN JOURNALISTS WHO
PUBLISH DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE H.
S. OPERATIONS IN PORTLAND
THEY'VE ALSO BEEN REPORTS AS-
YOU'RE AWARE THAT I EIGHT
COLLECTED INFORMATION FROM THE
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OF
PROTESTERS. IMPORTANT WOULD YOU
AGREE WITH ME THAT THESE KINDS
OF ACTIVITIES ARE INAPPROPRIATE
MAYBE ILLEGAL UNDER THE FIRST
AND FOURTH AMENDMENTS. WE
CERTAINLY DO NOT- COLLECT ON
JOURNALISTS AND THAT THE
PUBLICATION OF JOURNALISTS RAW
MATERIAL WITH THEIR IDENTIFIERS
WAS- WAS WAS QUICKLY ADDRESSED
BY THE ACTING SECRETARY WOLF
AND SO HE WOULD HAVE REMOVED
RYAN. FROM HIS POSITION AMONG
OTHER AN INVESTIGATION SO I
JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR. YOU
WOULD AGREE THAT THESE KINDS OF
ACTIVITIES ARE IN IT IT'S THE
SECOND PART OF YOUR QUESTION
THAT I'M NOT SO READILY
AGREEABLE TO SENATOR- WHAT. WE
DO LOOK AT OPEN SOURCE MATERIAL
TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE THEMSELVES
DECLARE THEY INTEND TO DO SO
TWO WEEKS THE SECOND OF YOUR
WOULD COVERED. I MIGHT WITH YOU
HOWEVER AS IT RELATES TO
JOURNALISTS I MOST CERTAINLY DO
AS DOES THE SECRETARY AS HE'S
STATED EMPHATICALLY LAST WEEK
WELL LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT A
REPORT THAT APPEARED IN
POLITICAL ON SUNDAY. THAT
EARLIER THIS YEAR YOU SIGNED
OFF ON A CHANGE IN DHS.
PROCEDURES. THAT IN FACT
LIMITED THE ROLE OF THE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL
LIBERTIES. WHICH IN FACT ROOM
REVIEWED ANY DISTRIBUTION OF
MATERIAL BY B. O. I. A. BEFORE
THE CURRENT YOU EVIDENTLY
ELIMINATED THAT REVIEW
PROCEDURE SO THAT IT'S NO
LONGER REQUIRE SACRIFICE NO
THAT'S THAT'S NOT A CORRECT
CHARACTERIZATION I DID SIGN A
MEMO ADDRESSING THE INTERACTION
BETWEEN- C. R. C. L. AND I. N.
A. BUT IT IS NOT WITH RESPECT
TO ALL THEIR PRODUCTS THERE ARE
TWO TYPES OF PRODUCTS RAW
INTELLIGENCE. WHICH IS THE SORT
OF THING YOU'RE REFERRING TO IN
YOUR EARLIER QUESTION AND WHAT
WE WOULD CALL FINISHED
INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS WHERE A
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SOURCES
ARE GATHERED ANALYSIS DONE
THINK OF IT LIKE A REAL A
FORMAL REPORT. THOSE SEE C. L.
DOES REVIEW- AND WHAT MY MEMO
DID WAS CHANGE THE WHEN THERE
IS A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
BETWEEN US THE C. R. C. L.
PERSON AND THE I. N. A.
UNDERSECRETARY ABOUT WHETHER A
PARTICULAR FINAL PRODUCT IS
APPROPRIATE TO CONTINUE FORWARD
AND PUBLISHED THE INTELLIGENCE.
PRIOR TO MY MEMO THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN APPEALED TO ME DEPUTY
SECRETARY I TOOK MYSELF OUT OF
THAT LOOP AND LEFT THE
UNDERSECRETARY FOR INTELLIGENCE
AND ANALYSIS AS THE FINAL
DECISION MAKER ON THOSE
INSTANCES I WILL TELL YOU IN
THE FOUR MONTHS IN MY OFFICE
BEFORE SIGNING THAT MEMO I
NEVER HAD ONE COME UP TO ME. SO
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF MOVING.
19% THE PURPOSE WAS. TO
CONTAINING ALL WITHIN THE I. N.
A. UNDERSECRETARY- AND- THE
BELIEFS. AT THAT TIME IS THAT
IS A- ORDINARILY SENATE
CONFIRMED POSITION AT THAT TIME
DAVE CLAW WAY WAS THERE SENATE
CONFIRMED. I WAS THERE FOR
THREE YEARS HE ONLY RECENTLY
LEFT AND- SO THAT THAT HE WOULD
HAVE TO WEIGH THOSE.
CONSIDERATIONS IN MAKING THAT
DECISION WELL- THE HOUSE
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE
EVIDENTLY HAS BEGUN AN
INVESTIGATION. IN TO- A NUMBER
OF THESE ISSUES SPECIFICALLY
THE COLLECTION AND SURVEILLANCE
ISSUES THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED
WHEN YOU COMMIT TO COOPERATING
WITH THAT INVESTIGATION YES
ABSOLUTELY SENATOR THANK YOU I
WANT TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT-
IF I MAY IT'S A LITTLE BIT OFF
TOPIC HI USCIS FUNDING SURE.
AND THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING
THESE QUESTIONS- I UNDERSTAND
FURLOUGHS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED
BUT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR USCIS.
HAS A SURPLUS. WILL IS THERE A
REASON WHY THESE FELLOWS HAVE
TO GO AHEAD AS OF THE END OF
AUGUST AND I JUST ONE OF STATE
HOUSE STRONGLY AND PASSIONATELY
I FEEL ABOUT THE GREAT WORK
BACK. THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
U. S. C. I. S. DO I HOPE YOU
AGREE I DO AND ENABLING PEOPLE
TO BECOME CITIZENS LAWFULLY I
GO TO THE CEREMONY ALL THE
TIME. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
THE SENSE WELL IF YOU'RE EVER
FEELING DOWN OR PASSED ABOUT
AMERICA YES GO TO A
NATURALIZATION CEREMONY SO. IF
THERE'S A SURPLUS- CAN YOU
COMMIT THAT THESE EMPLOYEES
WILL BE KEPT ON THE JOB. SO
SENDER WE DON'T HAVE WHAT I
WOULD CALL A SURPLUS THERE'S
MONEY IN THE BANK. BUT BUT IT'S
RUNNING OUT AND BECAUSE- USCIS
IS 97% FEE FUNDED- IT HAS TO
HAVE. AS A MATTER OF BUSINESS
PLANNING ABOUT THREE MONTHS
WORTH OF OPERATING CAPITAL. AT
THE START OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO
BE CARRIED OVER TO BE ABLE TO
ESSENTIALLY SURVIVE AND PAY
EVERYONE TO THE END OF THE
CALENDAR YEAR THE END OF THE
FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL
YEAR. AND WE ARE NOT ON A PATH
TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WHICH IS
WHY USCIS HAS COME TO YOU ALL
IN ASKED FOR OF BORROWING
AUTHORITY OR TO COVER THAT GAP-
THAT'S RESULTED BECAUSE OF THE
COVID DROP IN FEES. THANK YOU
FOR ANSWER MY QUESTION I HAVE
MORE MY TIME IS EXPIRED I'VE
TALKED TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT
LAW THIS ISSUE I'D LIKE TO. GET
SOMEBODY ANSWERS KEEP. REPEAT
THEM I'M GONNA BE SENDING OUT A
LETTER. LATER IN THE WEEK SO
YES AND I KEEP I COULDN'T URGES
COLLEAGUES MORE ABOUT THE
NATURALIZATION CEREMONIES THEY
NEVER CEASE TO STIR YOUR
PATRIOTIC SOUL. AND IT'S JUST
AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE GO
THROUGH THOSE OF US HERE
BLESSED TO BE A ARE ALIVE IT'S
A REMINDER OF WHAT WE SHOULDN'T
TAKE FOR GRANTED THE FACT THAT
WE'RE EVEN TALKING HERE TODAY
ABOUT A SUBJECT LIKE THIS IS
SENATOR GRAHAM REFERRED TO
HISTORICALLY SO. THANK YOU
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SENATOR
BLUMENTHAL- LET ME THANK BOTH
OF OUR WITNESSES MISS **** MR
CUCCINELLI FOR YOUR TESTIMONY-
I THINK THIS IS BEEN HELPFUL
AND PRODUCTIVE- WITH THAT WILL
EXCUSE THE FIRST PANEL AND CALL
FORTH- THE SECOND PANEL
MOVEMENT MOVE MOVE INTO THE
SECOND PANEL HERE. THANK YOU.
JUDICIARY.
 AND I'M TOLD THE
WITNESSES ARE ON THEIR WAY SO
WE'LL PROCEED AS SOON AS THEY
GET HERE.
 ALL RIGHT THE HEARING
WILL RECONVENE AT OUR WITNESSES
ARRIVED- WE HAVE FIVE WITNESSES
ON THE SECOND PANEL THREE IN
PERSON AND TO TESTIFYING
REMOTELY. ON THE FIRST
WITNESSES MR ANDY NOW WHO IS AN
INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST AND
PHOTOGRAPHER. WHO HAS PROVIDED
AMERICANS A WINDOW INTO THE
PROTESTS THAT HAVE WRACKED
PORTLAND AND SEATTLE AND THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST MORE BROADLY.
I IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. MR
NOW IS THE EDITOR AT LARGE. AT
THE POST MILLENNIAL AND HE HAS
HIS WRITTEN WORK HAS BEEN
PUBLISHED IN THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL THE NEW YORK POST REAL
CLEAR POLITICS. AND FOX NEWS.
MILLIONS ONLINE HAVE VIEWED HIS
VIDEOS COVERING AND T. PHONE
RELATED PROTEST. MR NOW IS A
GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES AND
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY. ON
THE SECOND WITNESSES MR KYLE
SHUTTLER MR SHUTTLERS THE
DIRECTOR AND SENIOR ANALYST FOR
HOMELAND SECURITY AND
COUNTERTERRORISM AT THE CENTER
FOR SECURITY POLICY. IN THAT
ROLE HE RESEARCHES AND ANALYZES
DOMESTIC TECH- THREATS WITH AN
EMPHASIS ON DOCTRINES THAT FUEL
TERRORISM. MR SHUTTLERS WRITING
HAS APPEARED IN THE FEDERALIST
THE HILL FOXNEWS DOT COM AND
THE CLAREMONT REVIEW OF BOOKS
HE IS A GRADUATE OF BOSTON
UNIVERSITY AND WAS A LINCOLN
FELLOW AT THE CLAREMONT
INSTITUTE. OUR NEXT WITNESS IS
PROFESSOR JONATHAN TURLEY
PROFESSOR TURLEY AS AN ATTORNEY
COLUMNIST AND CURRENTLY THE
SHAPIRO CHAIR FOR PUBLIC
INTEREST LAW AT THE GEORGE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW
SCHOOL. PROFESSOR TURLEY IS A
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR
SCHOLARSHIP IN A DIVERSE RANGE
OF LEGAL AREAS AND IS PUBLISHED
DOZENS OF ACADEMIC ARTICLES IN
THE NATION'S LEADING LAW
JOURNALS. AS A PRACTICING
ATTORNEY PROFESSOR TURLEY IS
LITIGATED SEVERAL HIGH PROFILE
DISPUTES THROUGHOUT HIS LEGAL
CAREER. HE EARNED HIS JD FROM
THE NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER
SCHOOL OF LAW AND HIS BA FROM
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. OUR
NEXT WITNESSES MISTER MICHAEL
GERMAN. MR GERMAN AS A FELLOW
WITH THE BRENNAN CENTER FOR
JUSTICE AT JUSTICE IS LIBERTY
AND NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAM.
A FORMER SPECIAL AGENT AGENT
WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION HIS WORK FOCUSES
ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT AND
REFORM. PRIOR TO JOINING THE
BRENNAN CENTER MR GERMAN SERVED
AS THE POLICY COUNSEL FOR
NATIONAL SECURITY AND PRIVACY
FOR THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTY
UNION'S WASHINGTON LEGISLATIVE
ACTION OFFICE. ON OUR FINAL
WITNESS IS MS- NICKING A HARMON
JOHNSON- MISS HARMON JOHNSON
CURRENTLY WORKS AS THE
PRESIDENT CEO OF THE URBAN
LEAGUE OF PORTLAND. IMMEDIATELY
PRIOR TO HER CURRENT POSITION
MISS HARMON JOHNSON SERVED IN
THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF
OREGON AND THE OFFICE OF THE
UNITED STATES TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE. MISS HARMON
JOHNSON IS ALSO A FORMER STAFF
MEMBER FOR U. S. REPRESENTATIVE
SHEILA JACKSON LEE FROM THE
GREAT STATE OF TEXAS AND FOR US
SENATOR DEBT DEBBIE STABENOW I
WOULD ASK EACH OF THE WITNESSES
HERE IN PERSON TO PLEASE STAND
AND BE SWORN AND RAISE YOUR
RIGHT HAND PLEASE. DO YOU SWEAR
OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY
YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE WILL BE THE TRUMP
TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH AND
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. HELP YOU
GOT. AND NOW THE RULES PROVIDE
THAT THAT EACH OF THE LONG
DISTANCE WITNESSES MUCH MUST BE
SEPARATELY SWORN IN SO- MISS
HARMON JOHNSON. DO YOU SWEAR OR
AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY
YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET BEFORE THIS
COMMITTEE WILL BE THE TRUTH THE
WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE
TRUTH SO HELP YOU GOD. SANTA
CRUZ I THINK ON MR GERMAN DO
YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE
TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE WILL. HOLD
TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
SO HELP YOU GOD. SENATOR CRUZ
IDEA VERY GOOD- WE'LL START
WITH THE- PREPARED TESTIMONY
MISTER KELLY- YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. BUT. PLEASE MAKE
SURE YOU TURN YOUR MICROPHONE
ON WHICH IS THE SWITCH RIGHT IN
THE CENTER OF THE MICROPHONE.
ON THE BASIS. THANK YOU
CHAIRMAN CRUISE RANKING MEMBER
HIRONO AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. ANTIFA IS NOT IN
THIS I HAVE BEEN REPORTING ON
ITS ACTIVITIES SINCE TWENTY
SIXTEEN ITS THREATS TO MY
FAMILY AND ME HAVE PROVES ALL
TOO REAL AS ANY GOOD JOURNALIST
KNOWS THE MOST IMPORTANT
STORIES ARE OFTEN THOSE NOT
BEING TOLD. THIS STORY IS NOT
BEING TOLD. AMERICAN PUBLIC
KNOWS LITTLE ABOUT THE VIOLENCE
INSURRECTIONARY GROUP AND ITS
RADICAL IDEOLOGY I MADE
ANSWERED BY MY DEEDS AND THAT
MAKES ME A TARGET. ITS
FOLLOWERS REGARD MY REPORTING
AS A THREAT TO THE NATION SO
THE USE OF VIOLENCE AND
INTIMIDATION TO TRY TO FRIGHTEN
ME INTO SILENCE. FIRST THEY
TRIED TO DISCREDIT ME FALSELY
BRANDING ME AS A WHITE
SUPREMACIST. I HAPPEN TO BE GAY
AND THE SIGN OF VIETNAMESE
REFUGEES SO THAT WAS SURPRISING.
NEXT P. THIRTEEN TO KILL ME AND
HURT MY FAMILY. THEY ALMOST
SUCCEEDED LAST YEAR WHEN THEY
SURROUNDED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND. I WAS BEATEN
SO BADLY THAT I WAS
HOSPITALIZED FOR SUBARACHNOID
HEMORRHAGE. I STILL SUFFER FROM
THE OUT THE FACTS ABOUT INJURY.
TO THIS DAY NO ONE HAS BEEN
ARRESTED. I'M APPREHENSIVE
ABOUT SPEAKING TO CONGRESS
TODAY GIVEN THAT ON THE TARGET.
BUT I'M MORE AFRAID OF THE
CONSEQUENCES OF REMAINING
SILENCE. UNLESS WE TAKE ACTION
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN PORTLAND
TODAY WILL SOON BE HAPPENING IN
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WHAT
WE'VE WITNESSED FOR MORE THAN
TWO MONTHS IN CORTLAND ALMOST
DAILY VIOLENT PROTESTS AND
RIGHTS LED BY ANTIFA. EVEN ONE
DAY ON STARTING FIRES USING
EXPLOSIVES AND TRYING TO MAIM
OFFICERS THEY LEAVE THREATENING
MESSAGES SUCH AS DECAPITATED
PIGS HEADS OUTSIDE THE
COURTHOUSE. EVEN AFTER FEDERAL
AGENCIES AGREED TO PULL BACK
THE VISIBLE PRESENCE STARTING
JULY THIRTIETH ANTI FOR
MILITANTS HAVE ATTACKED THE
PORTLAND POLICE BUILDING IN A
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ON
MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY TOO MANY IN THE
MEDIA HAVE CHOSEN TO IGNORE OR
DOWNPLAY THE SIXTEEN IS ON
MASQUERADING AS RACIAL JUSTICE.
IN PORTLAND THE YOUTH. IN
PORTLAND THE VIOLENCE HAS BEEN
ORGANIZED AND LED BY THE LOCAL
CHAPTER OF THE YOUTH LIBERATION
FRONT A SHADOW WE ANTIFA
ORGANIZATION WITH SECRET
MEMBERSHIP. THE YOUTH
LIBERATION FRONT HAS CELLS
ACROSS THE U. S. ORGANIZED ON
SOCIAL MEDIA SITES LIKE
TWITTER. THE OPENLY ADVOCATE
FOR VIOLENT UPRISINGS IN
PORTLAND AND ELSEWHERE. TO GIVE
ONE EXAMPLE ON JULY TWENTY
FIFTH THEY CALLED FOR NATIONAL
CALLS TO ACTION THEIR FATHER
WAS OBLIGED WE MEANT WE WITNESS
WEEKEND STREET VIOLENCE IN
SEATTLE OAKLAND AUSTIN ATLANTA
RICHMOND AMONG OTHER CITIES.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE SHOOTINGS
DOZENS OF OFFICER INJURIES AND
EVEN A HOMICIDE. I HAVE WORKED
UNDER COVER FROM MONTHS IN
PORTLAND AND OTHER CITIES AND
NOT SEEN WITH MY OWN EYES. HOW
HUNDREDS OF SO CALLED
PROTESTERS WORKED TOGETHER TO
CARRY OUT ACTS OF ORGANIZED
CRIMINALITY AGAINST GOVERNMENTS
AND CIVILIANS. BOTH VIOLENT AND
NONVIOLENT PARTICIPANTS PLAY A
ROLE FOR EXAMPLE ANTIFA BY
THEIR OWN ADMISSION DEPEND ON
MASS NUMBERS OF PEACEFUL
PROTESTERS TO ACT AS HUMAN
SHIELDS. THOSE PRIVY TO THE
ORGANIZATIONAL WORKINGS ARE
DIVIDED INTO UNITS ONE TO
MONITOR POLICE MOVEMENT ONE FOR
STREET MEDICS ONE FOR VANDALS
AND ARSONISTS AND SO ON. THE
COORDINATES ON ENCRYPTED CHAT
APPLICATIONS LIKE SIGNAL
BECAUSE THEY ARE EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TO MONITOR. AT TWO FIVE HAS
MASTERED THE ART OF MAKING ITS
PILOTS APPEAR INNOCUOUS FOR
EXAMPLE PROJECTILES THAT LOOK
LIKE WATER BALLOONS CAN BE
FILLED WITH CHEMICALS SMALL
SLING SHOTS CAN BE USED TO
PROJECT ROCKS GLASS AND BALL
BEARINGS INTO POLICE LINES.
UMBRELLA TIPS CAN BE FASTENED
WITH DISCREET POCKET KNIVES
POWERFUL HANDHELD LASERS CAN
CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE
EYES. ANTI FINEST ALLIES HAD
MADE WRITING AN ART FORM IN
PORTLAND. THEY HAVE ACCESS TO
RICH STREAM OF CASH FLOWING
FROM PLATFORMS LIKE GO FUND ME
DUNMOW IN CASH OUT. ANY
CONSPIRATOR ARRESTED IN
PORTLAND IS INSTANTLY BAILED
OUT AND READY FOR THE NEXT
NIGHT OF VIOLENT PROTESTS I
COME TO YOU TODAY WITH A
MESSAGE FOR SENATORS OF BOTH
PARTIES ANTI FOR THE GOAL IS
NOT ONLY TO ABOLISH THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IT IS
TO BRING DOWN THE REPUBLICAN.
BURN IT DOWN THEY SAY THEY
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT READ
THE LITERATURE LISTEN TO THE
CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE CHRISTIE
TEAM MESSAGE. POINT. AMERICA
LOOK TO MY CITY TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN A GROUP LIKE
ANTIFA IS LESS ON. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MR NOW PROTESTS
CHARLIE. THANK YOU KAREN CRUZ.
RANKING MEMBER SERRANO IT'S AN
HONOR TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU
TODAY TO DISCUSS THE GROWING
THREAT OF FREE SPEECH IN THE
UNITED STATES FROM AN ARRAY OF
EXTREMIST GROUPS THE PROTESTS
IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE KILLING
OF GEORGE FLOYD HAVE SERVED TO
FOCUS ATTENTION. ON THE TRANSIT
THEY ARE TRANSCEND AN ISSUE OF
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION I THINK
WE ALL AGREE WE CANNOT LET THIS
MOMENT PASS FOR A NATIONAL
DIALOGUE ON RACIAL JUSTICE THAT
DIALOGUE HOWEVER IS
INCREASINGLY TURNING INTO A
DIATRIBE. ON OUR CAMPUSES ON
OUR STREETS EVEN IN OUR MEDIA
WE'RE LOSING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
REACH CONSENSUS BECAUSE OF
RISING VIOLENCE AND INTOLERANCE
FOR OPPOSING VIEWS. IF WE'RE TO
COME TOGETHER AS A NATION WE
HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO ONE
ANOTHER FREELY. AND WITHOUT
FEAR. I WELCOME THIS HEARING
BECAUSE I FEAR THAT WE ARE AT A
CROSSROADS IN THIS COUNTRY ON
FREE SPEECH WE'RE WITNESSING
UNPRECEDENTED EROSION OF THIS
DEFINING RIGHT. IN OUR
DEMOCRACY THE PROTESTS AROUND
THIS COUNTRY INVOLVE A WIDE
ARRAY OF GROUPS ON THE
POLITICAL SPECTRUM FROM BOTH
THE FAR RIGHT AND THE FAR LEFT
I DISCUSSED THAT IN MY WRITTEN
TESTIMONY HOWEVER IN TIVO IS
ARGUABLY THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
ANTI SPEECH. MOVEMENT IN OF
THIS GENERATION USING PHYSICAL
THREATS AND INTIMIDATION
SILENCE THOSE WITH DISSENTING
VIEWS. IT IS ALL PART OF
ACHIEVING WHAT ANTIFA CALLS NO
PLATFORMING OR DENYING PEOPLE
WITH OPPOSING VIEWS THE ABILITY
TO BE HEARD RECENTLY OF THE
ALLEGED. T. FOR RINGLEADER WHO
LED EFFORTS TO TOPPLE THE
STATUE IN WASHINGTON DC
PROCLAIMED THE MOVEMENT IS
WINNING. HE'S RIGHT THEY ARE
WINNING. THEY'RE WINNING
BECAUSE UNIVERSITIES ARE NOW
EFFECTIVELY BLOCKING
CONSERVATIVE IN OPPOSING
SPEAKERS. THEY'RE WINNING
BECAUSE THE MEDIA AND
POLITICIANS DON'T PLAY SUCH
VIOLENCE THEY'RE WINNING
BECAUSE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE
ORDERING POLICE TO STAND DOWN-
PROSECUTORS TO DROP CHARGES AND
THEY'RE WINNING BECAUSE FREE
SPEECH IS BEING TREATED AS A
DESTABILIZED WERE THREATENING
FACTOR IN OUR SCHOOLS AND
SOCIETY IN MY WRITTEN TESTIMONY
I EXPLORE WAYS FOR CONGRESS TO
REINFORCE FREE SPEECH. THROUGH
A MIX OF MEASURES FROM FEDERAL
ENFORCEMENT TO FEDERAL FUNDING
IT IS BY NO MEANS AN EASY TASK
BECAUSE GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT
ITSELF CAN CHILL FREE SPEECH
HOWEVER THREATS AGAINST FREE
SPEECH HAVE NOW REACHED A
CRITICAL MASS IN OUR SCHOOLS ON
OUR STREETS. WE CAN EITHER ACT
OR WE COULD REMAIN PASSIVE
PEDESTRIANS TO WHAT INEVITABLY
COMES NEXT. HOUSE JUDICIARY
CHAIRMAN JERRY NADLER RECENTLY
SAID THAT ACCOUNTS OF ANTIFA
VIOLENCE IN PLACES LIKE
PORTLAND ARE A MYTH. ANTIFA IS
NO MYTH. THE DECENTRALIZED
ORGANIZATION AND FLUID
COMMUNICATIONS USED BY ANTIFA
GROUPS GIVE SUPERFICIAL SUPPORT
TO SUCH THE NILES AND T. FOR
TRAINS MEMBERS TO REMAIN
ANONYMOUS. IT'S ALL HERE IN THE
ANTIFA HANDBOOK. WHICH EXPLAINS
THE STRATEGY OF ANONYMITY BY
MASS TO ALLOW THE OFFENSIVE
SIDE OF BLOCKED TACTICS TO
FLOURISH. ANTIFA WAS EXPRESSLY
FOUNDED AS A MOVEMENT AT WAR
WITH FREE SPEECH TO FINDING THE
RIGHT ITSELF IS A TOOL OF
OPPRESSION. THAT IS ALSO
CLEARLY STATED IN THIS HANDBOOK.
V. SIGNATURE OF THE GROUP IS A
SELF RIGHTEOUS. RAGE FUELED
VIOLENCE THE PARALLELS FISHES
TO GROUPS THAT THEY CLAIM TO
OPPOSE TELLING LEAVING ANTI FOR
FOCUS- HANDBOOK BEGINS WITH A
QUOTE FASCISM IS NOT TO BE
DEBATED IT IS TO BE DESTROYED
AND FASCISM IS A TERM THAT
MORPHED INTO A WIDE VARIETY OF
TARGETS DEEMED UNACCEPTABLE BY
ANTIFA FROM CAPITALISM TO
PATRICK ARE KEY TO POLICE. ANTI
FOR THEIR STRONG RESEMBLANCE TO
GROUPS OR THAT EMERGED IN
EARLIER PERIODS OF ATTACKS ON
FREE SPEECH LIKE THE RED SCARE
SIMPLY REPLACING ANTI COMMUNISM
WITH ANTI FASCISM DOES NOT
MATERIALLY CHANGE THE SAME ANTI
FREE SPEECH PURPOSE OF THESE
MOVEMENTS. THE GREATEST THREAT
TO FREE SPEECH IN THIS COUNTRY
MEANS THE ORIGINAL THREAT
SILENCE SILENCE KILLS FREE
SPEECH IT IS THE SILENCE OF
PROFESSORS WHO WATCHES THEIR
COLLEAGUES ARE THREATENED
HARASSED OR FIRED FOR VOICING
DISSENTING VIEWS. IT'S THE
SILENCE OF STUDENTS WHO WATCHED
THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS AS THEY
ARE ATTACKED FOR VOICING THEIR
OWN BELIEFS IT IS A SILENCE OF
REPORTERS WHO WATCHES THEIR
COLLEAGUES ARE FIRED OR FORCED
TO RETIRE FOR WRITING OPPOSING
VIEWS. MOST IMPORTANTLY IS THE
SILENCE OF POLITICIANS WHO
REFUSE TO PROTECT THE EXERCISE
OF FREE SPEECH LET ME END BY
SAYING THAT DURING THE RED
SCARE ATTORNEY GENERAL CHARLES
GREGORY SAID THIS ABOUT THE
CENTERS. MAY GOD HAVE MERCY
THEM. FOR THEY- NEED NOT TO
EXPECT NONE FROM AN OUTRAGE
PEOPLE AN INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT THE AVENGING
ELEMENTS IN OUR SOCIETY ARE NOW
FOUND IN GROUPS LIKE ANTIFA AND
A GROWING NUMBER OF WRITERS
ACADEMICS AND OTHERS WERE
EMBRACING ORTHODOXY OVER
DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT. IN CHIEF
AND RELATED GROUPS THRIVE
THROUGH INTIMIDATION AND THEY
PREVAIL THROUGH INACTION ALL
THAT IS REQUIRED FOR FREE
SPEECH TO DIE IN AMERICA. IS
FOR AMERICA TO BE SILENT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME
TO SPEAK TODAY. THANK YOU OUR
NEXT WITNESS WILL BE- VIA VIDEO
MR GERMAN. J. RECRUITS RANKING
MEMBER WROTE MEMBERS OF THE
SUBCOMMITTEE THANK YOU FOR
INVITING ME TO TESTIFY. FOR ALL
CONCERNED ABOUT PROTESTS
VIOLENCE BUT FRAMING THE ISSUE
IS A PROBLEM OF ANARCHIST
VIOLENCE ONLY SPREADS
MISINFORMATION AT LEAST LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THE
COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE A
GREATER REST. IT ALSO DISTRACTS
FROM THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
IN ANTI DISCRIMINATION ISSUES
AND MILLIONS OF BLACK LIVES
MATTER PROTESTERS CONTINUE TO
COME INTO THE STREETS JUST WORK.
PROTESTERS DISRUPTED BY NATURE
AS THEIR PURPOSE IS TO DRAW
ATTENTION TO OVERLOOKED ISSUES
LIKE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LEWIS
CALLED HIS GETTING INTO GOOD
TROUBLE. RECOGNIZING THAT CIVIL
DISOBEDIENCE REFUSING TO COMPLY
WITH UNJUST LAWS OR POLICE
ORDERS IS AN HONORABLE AND
OFTEN NECESSARY METHOD TO DRIVE
POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE.
PROFESSIONALS RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEPENDING ON ORDER HOWEVER
SESSION DESCRIPTION PRESENTS A
CHALLENGE. THE FIRST AMENDMENT
RIGHTS OF SPEECH ASSEMBLY
BELIEVED SESSION IN THE PRESS
ARE ESSENTIAL TO A VIBRANT
DEMOCRACY BUT BECAUSE LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE
DEFENDERS. BUT STAPP WAS SHOULD
POWERS. A HAVE A NATURAL
TENDENCY IF YOU PROTESTS
AGAINST GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND
PARTICULARLY AGAINST POLICE
PRACTICES AS SECURITY THREATS.
A. OFTEN MISTAKE CIVIL
DISOBEDIENCE FOR ANARCHY AND
BRING INDISCRIMINATE LEVELS OF
WORKS TO RESTORE THEIR IDEA OF
WORKER. STUDIES OF CIVIL
DISTURBANCES IN THE NINETEEN
SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES SHOWED
THAT AGGRESSIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT
TACTICS FOR OFFICERS
TERMINATING FACTOR IN
INSTIGATING ESCALATING AND
SPREADING BUYER VIOLENCE WHEN
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
BECOME CONFRONTATIONAL PROTEST
IT STARTS A CYCLE OF ESCALATING
VIOLENCE SO IF THE GOAL IS TO
MAKE THE PROTESTS LESS
VIOLENCE. SCAPEGOATING ILL
DEFINED AMORPHOUS ENEMIES
WHETHER WE CALL THEM OUTSIDE
AGITATORS AND- VIOLENT
ANARCHISTS ISN'T THE SOLUTION
POLICY MAKERS SHOULD INSTEAD
EMBRACE OBJECTIVE RESEARCH
REGARDING TEST WE STACK. JACK
GLADY BEILEIN'S IN MANY LONG
CORY AGENTS ARE CURRENTLY WELL.
OVER EIGHT INCIDENTS OF FILE
AGAINST CAPTURED ON VIDEO SINCE
THE KILLING OF GEORGE. SHOW
COLLEAGUES USING GAS CAP SPRAY
BATONS AND LESS LESS LETHAL
MUSICIAN MUNITIONS
INDISCRIMINATELY OFTEN
TARGETING NONVIOLENT PROTESTERS
AS WELL AS JOURNALISTS LEGAL
OBSERVERS BYSTANDERS. AND
ELECTED OFFICIALS. MORE THAN
SIXTY OF SUFFERED SERIOUS HEAD
INJURIES FROM LONG CORSTENS
IMPROPER USE OF SO CALLED
LESLIE- BEAUTICIANS INCLUDING
FRACTURED SKULLS BRAIN DAMAGE
AND LOSS OF VISION. VAST
MAJORITY OF THE MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE THAT ARE PARTICIPATED IN
THE BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS
HAVE NOT ENGAGED IN ACTS POSING
A THREAT OF DEATH OR SERIOUS
BODILY INJURY. PEOPLE OF
VARYING IDEOLOGIES ATTENDED
THESE PROTESTS INCLUDING THOSE
SUPPORTING BLACK LIVES MATTER
AND THOSE OPPOSING. ARMED WHITE
SUPREMACISTS AND FAR RIGHT
MILITANTS AGREED DOZENS OF
PARENTS IS SOME CLAIMING TO
SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT NOW
THERE'S- TO DEFEND PROTESTERS
FROM POLICE. THERE ARE ALSO
PEOPLE WITH NO POLITICAL AGENDA
MOSTLY USEFUL AT SOME NOT TO
COME TO THE PROTESTS.
RELATIVELY NUMBER HAPPENING IN
SERIOUS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
LAW ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFIED
IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT ONCE
THEY DRESS THEIR CRIMES. BUT A
TRIBUTE IN VIOLENT ACTS TO A
PARTICULAR GROUP OR MOVEMENT
WITHOUT EVIDENCE IS DANGEROUS
AS ANY TO SLEEP FARQUHARSON
ABOUT ACTUAL THREATS. IS PRESS
ON WORKING HERE. DISINFORMATION
ABOUT ANTIFA SPREAD BY WHITE
SUPREMACISTS TROLLS AND
DIVERTED LAW ENFORCEMENT
RESOURCES ENCOURAGED ON
VIGILANTE GROUPS TO CONTROL
STREETS IN SEARCH ADVANCEMENTS.
MEDIA ANALYSIS OF A PROTESTS
ARRESTS TO NOT SUPPORT THE
ALLEGATION THAT ANTIFASCIST
WORK VIOLENT ANARCHISTS ARE
PLAYING A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN
PROTESTS PILOTS. THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION AMPLIFIED
BUSINESS INFORMATION HOWEVER
LIGHTING ANTIVENOM THREATENING
TO DESIGNATED AS A DOMESTIC
TERRORIST ORGANIZATION ANTIFA
IS NOT AN ORGANIZATION HOWEVER
AND THERE ARE NO FORTY US
HOMICIDES RESULTING FROM ANTI
FASCIST ACTIONS. RELEASED LAST
TWENTY FIVE YEARS SO IT WOULD
NOT BE APPROPRIATE TARGETS FOR
SUCH A DESIGNATION.
MISINFORMATION ONE COURSE
INTELLIGENCE DOESN'T JUST BURT.
EXHAUSTED IT RESOURCES. IT
POTENTIALLY BLINDS THEM TO REAL
THREATS. TO POLICE OFFICERS
HAVE BEEN KILLED AND SEVERAL
INJURED BY FAR RIGHT LIVING
HERE AND IT'S TRYING TO TRIGGER
A CIVIL WAR. THREE PROTESTERS
HAVE BEEN KILLED IN VEHICLE
ATTACKS. LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOULD
FOCUS ON PROTECTING AGAINST
THESE DEADLY THREATS NOT CIVIL
DISOBEDIENCE. THE GOOD NEWS IS
THAT WE ALREADY HAVE AN
EFFECTIVE BLUEPRINT FOR
REDUCING VIOLENCE AT PROTESTS.
POLICIES REQUIRING AT LEAST. TO
ABANDON THE ESCALATING FORCE
MODEL AND USE FORCE ONLY WHEN
NECESSARY TO STOP PEOPLE FROM
ENGAGING ACTIVITIES THAT
IMMINENTLY THREATENED SERIOUS
BODILY HARM AT WORK IN THE PAST
TO REDUCE VIOLENCE ATTACKS.
THANKS AGAIN FOR INVITING ME
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU THEN THE
NEXT WITNESS AGAIN REMOTELY
WILL BE MISS HARMON JOHNSON.
AFTERNOON GERMAN CRUISE. NOW IN
TERMS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE CAN
YOU HEAR ME WELL ENOUGH. YES
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SENATOR I
PUSHING EVEN BIDEN TO TESTIFY
TODAY I WAS ALSO A FORMER
STAFFER FOR SENATE MAJORITY
LEADER HARRY REID I AM THE CAN
GAY HARMON JOHNSON OREGONIANS.
AND AMERICANS. AT A LAWYER MY
MOTHER CHARTER AND THEIR
PARENTS WERE BORN IN THIS
COUNTRY I THOUGHT MY GREAT
GRANDPARENTS AND GOING BACK
GENERATIONS MY FAMILY WERE
KIDNAPPED AFRICANS INFLATE
PEOPLE FORCED TO WORK FOR NO
COMPENSATION LATER MY FAMILY
MEMBERS WERE STEELWORKERS POST
OFFICE LETTER CARRIERS LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MILITARY
VETERANS HOME MAKERS AND
ARTISTS. REGARDLESS OF OUR
ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL STATUS WE
ALL SHARE SOMETHING IN COMMON
BEYOND OUR FAMILY TIES NONE OF
US HAVE YET TO ENJOY THE FULL
RIGHTS DUE TO AMERICAN CITIZENS.
OF THE UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION. AND I FIGHT RIGHT
SEEK ALTERNATING THE BEEN AT
NORTON TARGETED BY LOCAL AND
FEDERAL AGENCIES. THIS IS NOT.
NEVERTHELESS WE PERSEVERE IN
SPITE OF IT ALL BECAUSE WE ARE
INDEED AMERICANS. NOW WE TAKE
TO THE STREETS DECLARED OUR
LIVES MATTER. AND WE'VE BEEN
MET BY DANGEROUS FEDERAL FORCES
SENT FROM WASHINGTON DC THE
SILENCE THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK
LIVES. IT IS DIFFICULT. TO SEE
THIS GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE
INAPPROPRIATELY WITH SUCH A AND-
FORCE AT THOSE RESOURCES BE.
THE BILL JUSTICE OUR COMMUNITY
AND STAUNCH THE DEADLY GROWING
PUBLIC NINETEEN PANDEMIC. IN
RECENT YEARS IN COURT MONTH
AFTER MONTH WHITE THE PREMISES
TO MARCH IN OUR CITY. EVEN
BUSTIN DRUGS AND WOULD BE ****
TO HARASS PORTLANDERS. SUMMER
PROMOTED BY TODAY ONE OF
TODAY'S WITNESSES FOR MAJORITY.
BACKGROUND OR DONNIE AND CHIPS
AND WE WANT ONE ANOTHER TO
AVOID DOWNTOWN AVOID DOWNTOWN
BECAUSE THOSE RIDICULOUS BUT
DEMONSTRABLY DEADLY WHITE
SUPREMACIST RALLY BEGAN HACKING
UNITY. IN SPITE OF PROBLEMS THE
LAST. OUR LOCAL POLICE ACTUALLY
ASSISTED THEM EVEN THOUGH AT
TIMES THEY WERE ARMED. WITH
GUNS AND WEAPONS AS THEY
RALLIED NEAR THE FEDERAL BILL
IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND. LOCAL
POLICE REGULARLY CHAT WITH THEM
VIA TEXT MESSAGE. SO IS IT ANY
SURPRISE SENATORS BUT THE SAME
POLICE WITH A CLEAR BLACK
PROTESTERS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS
AS WRITERS. THEY ARE NOT ON THE
SIDE OF BACK PORTLANDERS. AND
THEY DO NOT STAND FOR THE
JUSTICE THAT WE SEE. ALSO NOTE
FEDERAL OFFICIALS DID NOT LIFT
A FINGER TO KEEP HER QUIET
EARLIER WHITE DIFFERENCES
CROWDS FEDERAL OFFICIALS OTHER
THAN ORGANS BONE CONDUCTION
DELEGATION DID NOT STAY
CONCERNED ABOUT DATE MEN RALLY
NEAR THE FEDERAL BUILDING WE'VE
HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT TODAY. EVEN
AFTER ONE OF THOSE WEAPONS THE-
BLACK WOMEN AND TWO BLACK GIRLS
AND MURDERED TWO WHITE MEN AND
ATTEMPT TO MURDER THIRD. STOP
HIM FROM HARMING THOSE GIRLS. I
DO NOT RECALL THE- HOLDING
HEARINGS TO THE HEART AND HARM
THOSE. AGGRESSIVE COST. BUT
HERE WE ARE TODAY. WHAT'S
DIFFERENT NOW THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS INVOLVED BECAUSE
THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION HAS
TAKEN A SIDE. THE SIDE OF THE
STATUS QUO CONTINUE
DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF AFRICAN
AMERICANS. CONTRACT HAVE BEEN
FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS IN
PORTLAND. FOLLOWING THE POLICE
GEORGE FLOYD BROWN A TAILOR
INTO JAMES AND JASON WASHINGTON
PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY DARED TO
STAND UP FOR BLACK LIVES. WE
GATHER TOGETHER TO INSIST THAT
THE TIME IS NOW FOR AMERICA TO
GET GOOD ITS PROMISE TO WITH
ALL. THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER
MUST BE A BOLD UNEXPECTED
STATEMENT FOR SOME OFFICIALS IN
THE TOWN WAY. EITHER THAT OR
THEY ENJOY THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CREATE POLITICAL THEATER FOR ON
PURPOSE. THAT IS WHY THEY SAID
WHO WE NOW KNOW OUR FEDERAL
POLICE TO OREGON. SELECTIVITY
DEMONSTRATES THAT HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH THE FEDERAL BUILDING
FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
REALLY. WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON
LOCAL ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY
THE FED INSERTED THEMSELVES.
SUPPORTERS OF THE MOVEMENT FOR
BLACK LIVES A MOVE WITH THE
TIMES. BURNING HOT MUSICIAN
NATIONS HARBOR PUTS IN CHEMICAL
GASES THAT EMPLOYEES FIRED THE
NIGHTLY. I THERE'S MORE HOWEVER
BOLTON IN THIS KIND IT'S AND
CONSTITUTE DIDN'T. TOWARD INTO
THE THEY WERE WINNERS OF OR SO
MOVEMENT A NOT APPROVE SOME
POLITICIAN MAY DEPLOY BORDER
PATROL OTHER FEDS TO SHUT IT
DOWN IT IS FASCIST BEHAVIOR
LIKES OF WHICH THE COUNTRY HAS
FOUGHT AGAINST IN FUND WARS I'M
AN ANTI RACIST. AND ANTI
FASCIST. ALL AMERICANS SHOULD
BE. FORTUNATELY THOSE MISGUIDED
FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND THEIR
POLICE ALSO SORT OF SOMETHING
ELSE CONFRONTED BY ORGANIZED
SPECULATE PROTESTERS WHO
GREETED THEIR VIOLENCE WITH
BUBBLES SLIDESHOWS BARBECUE
COOKOUTS AND UNITY THE FEDERAL
FORCES FLOUNDERED I DON'T
POLICE WENT TOO FAR FOR DAYS
PERHAPS THINKING THAT THEY CAN
DRIVE THE PEOPLE WORKING BACK
INTO OUR HOMES OUT OF FEAR.
INSTEAD THE OPPOSITE OCCURRED
THOUSANDS MORE OREGONIANS
GATHERED IMPORTANT TO SPEAK THE
DEMAND TO HOLLER INTO SAYING
THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER. YOU
KNOW ABOUT QUARTER MAC A LOCAL
ORGANIZER. BUT IT COULD COST
MACRA STANDING FIFTY YARDS AWAY
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHO
SHOT FORTUNATELY HE WAS WEARING
A BICYCLE HELMET. I'LL BRIEFLY
TELL YOU ABOUT CHRISTIE BEFORE
I CLOSE SHE WAS STOPPED BY
FEDERAL POLICE SHE SAID SHE
HEARD A BOOM IN THE SUBMUNITION
SMASH INTO HER FOREHEAD. POSTED
UPDATED I ONE FIRED USE NOT
ONLY MY VOICE BUT ALSO MY BODY
TO DEFEND THE FIRST AMENDMENT
RIGHT TO PROTEST AND SEND A
CLEAR MESSAGE THAT LIVES ARE
WORTH FIGHTING FOR. SHE SAID
THAT WHEN SHE WAS HIT NO NO
WHATSOEVER CAME FROM THE FEDS
THEY WERE COMPLETELY SILENT AS
SHE COULD TELL. IT IS TIME FOR
US TO GET IN TROUBLE NECESSARY
TO. THE HONORABLE JOHN CALLED
US TO DO. AND I'M ANSWERING THE
CALL ACT ARE MANY. OF
OREGONIANS PEOPLE ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. UNTIL JUSTICE CLAIMED
THAT VICTORY ACT NATIONS
PARTITION IT MADE REAL. ALL OF
US COUNTRY. I LOOK FOR THE
ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU MR SHETLER YOUR TESTIMONY
NOW. IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO
TESTIFY TODAY BEFORE THE SENATE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE
CONSTITUTION THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS A FUNDAMENTAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE
CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL CITIZENS
AND PARAMOUNT AMONG THESE
RIGHTS OR FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND
ASSEMBLY I HOPE MY TESTIMONY
TODAY WILL CORRECT SOME
FUNDAMENTAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS
REGARDING THE NATURE OF THE
MOVEMENT KNOWN AS ANTIFA. WHICH
SEEKS TO DEPRIVE AMERICAN HE'S
RIGHT IN TWO THOUSAND COMMUNIST
MOVEMENT WHOSE GOAL IS TO USE
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AND
INTIMIDATION TO TERRORIZE
AMERICANS SINCE DISENGAGED FROM
THE POLITICAL PROCESS WELL THEY
DO THIS UNDER THE COVER OF TAI
FAT DOESN'T THE REALITY IS THAT
IT D. FOR DEFINED HI. POLITICAL
REPORT PARTY AFFILIATE AS FAR.
AND OUT OF THE HERB. AND MOVE.
NINETEEN SIXTY EARLY NINETEEN.
SUCH AS THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND
IN GERMANY'S RED ARMY. AS A
RESULT IT POSSESSES OPERATIONAL
EXPERIENCE DEVELOPED OVER MORE
THAN HALF A CENTURY OF RADICAL
LEFT WING ORGANIZE COMPLET
BEILEIN'S. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS
LARGELY FAILED TO UNDERSTAND
THE NATURE OF THIS THREAT.
SEEKING A WRIT PLEA
HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION SOME
ANALYSTS HAVE EVEN CONCLUDED
AGAINST ALL EVIDENCE THAT ANTI
FOR DOES NOT EXIST IN ANY
MEANINGFUL SENSE. THE REALITY
IS THAT ANTIFA DEMONSTRATES AN
ELABORATE BUT NON HIERARCHICAL
STRUCTURE. THE MOST BASED OF
ANTIFA IS THE AFFINITY GROUP
WHICH IS DESCRIBED BY THE PRO
ANTI FOR. CRIME THINK AS THE
ESSENTIAL BUILDING BLOCK OF
ANARCHIST ORGANIZATION. IT'S A
SMALL CELL OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE KNOWN TO ONE ANOTHER WHO
GREETED COME TOGETHER TO
PARTICIPATE IN DIRECT ACTIONS
THOSE INCLUDE SABOTAGE
VANDALISM AND PREMEDITATED
ASSAULT. AFFINITY GROUPS THEN
COME TOGETHER TO FORM CLUSTERS
AND A LARGE CLUSTER MAY
ORGANIZE ACTIONS USING WHAT ARE
CALLED SPOKES COUNCILS. INTO
FOR CHAPTERS FORMAT THAT LEVEL
ENJOY THE REGIONAL NETWORKS
SUCH AS TORCH ANTIFA LARGEST
INTO EVEN IN THE UNITED STATES.
AS WELL SNAP INTERNATIONAL
NETWORK. AND YOU WEBSITE
DESCRIBE IN DETAIL HOW TO OR
AFFINITY GROUPS AND CHAPTERS
HOW TO VET POTENTIAL MEMBERS
PREVENT INFILTRATION AND
SECURELY COMMUNICATE. SUCH
WEBSITES PLAY A KEY ROLE IN
SPREADING PROPAGANDA
DISTRIBUTING NEW TACTICS
TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES AND
RAISING CALLS TO ACTION. ONE
EXAMPLE THE ANTIFA WEBSITE IT'S
GOING DOWN DISTRIBUTES A
FORMING AN ANTIFA GROUP MANUAL.
PARTICULARLY NOTE NOTEWORTHY
THE MANUAL DESCRIBES ANTIFA
CHAPTERS AS INCURRING
OBLIGATIONS. TO SUPPORT
REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ANTI
FAITH THAT WORKS WHO THEN IN
TURN MAKE GREATER RESOURCES AT
DELTA CHAPTERS. DEPORTED STANDS
THERE NOW. WITH MANY AMERICAN
INTO GROUPS LINKED TO THE
INTERNATIONAL ANTI FOR DEFENSE
FUND WHICH IS PROVIDED
FINANCIAL SUPPORT TWENTY FOUR
IN TWENTY TWO DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES WELL OVER ALL DOLLAR
AMOUNTS ARE LOW THE
INTERNATIONAL ANTI FOR DEFENSE
FUND DOES REPRESENT CLEAR
EVIDENCE ORGANISERS. ACROSS
BORDERS. INSKEEP REALIZE HELP
PORT ORGAN SUCH AS THE
DEMOCRATIC SOCIAL OF AMERICA
THE INTERNATIONAL WORKERS OF
THE WORLD REFUSE FASCISM AND
THE NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD AND
IN COORDINATION WITH OTHER
PROTEST ORGANIZATIONS. IT IS
NOT UNCOMMON FRANCISCO TO
REQUIRE OUTSIDE GROUPS TO SIGN
WHAT ARE ESSENTIALLY
MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING TO
ENSURE THAT ALLIES AGREE NOT TO
INTERFERE WITH CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY IN EXCHANGE FOR
PROTESTS. IN TERMS OF FINANCING
REMEMBER THAT TERRORISM IS A
LOW COST FORM OF WARFARE THE
ENTIRE NINE ELEVEN PLOT COST
LESS THAN HALF A MILLION
DOLLARS AND EVEN BY AL QAEDA
STANDARDS ANTIFA'S LOW
INTENSITY VIOLENCE IS EXTREMELY
COST EFFICIENT. THEY USE A
VARIETY OF METHODS FUND RACE
INCLUDING CROWD FUNDING
TECHNOLOGY THE INTERNATIONAL
INTO THE DEFENSE FUND HAS SO
FAR RAISED MORE THAN FIFTY
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS. OUT
FUND SITE FUND USER WELL SOME
OF THE FUNDING COMPANIES ARE
OFFICIALLY CONTENT NEUTRAL
OTHERS ARE EXPLICITLY IDEOLOGUE
ONE ONLY TAKE ANTI SIMILAR
PROJECTS. IF IT. ALSO AND I
ANARCHIST BOOK FAIR. MANY OF
THEIR NEEDS ARE PROVIDED FOR
CHARGED BY THEIR ALLIED
ORGANIZATIONS THESE PROVIDE
ARMED AND UNARMED TRAINING FOR
ANTI FOR MEMBERS AT NO OR LOW
COST AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
COVER MOST MAJOR EXPENSES. SUCH
AS TRANSPORTATION BAYLON
LAWYERS. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
SUCH AS RISE UP DOT NET PROVIDE
CHAPTERS WITH FREE ACCESS TO
SECURE SERVERS COMMUNICATION
TOOLS AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
FAR FROM BEING NONEXISTENT
ANTIFA POSSESSES AS ELABORATE
STRUCTURE AS ANY CRIMINAL
CONSPIRACY OR TERROR GROUP.
CLAIMING THAT ANTI FACED DO. TO
UNDERSTAND SHOULD NOT BE AN
ACCEPTABLE EXCUSE FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT FEDERAL OR LOCAL TO
BREAK INTO THIS PRIVATE STREET
WARD OVER THE CONSTITUTION.
LIKE THEIR PREDECESSORS THE
WEATHER ON SOUND IN RED ARMY
FACTION AND PEOPLE WILL
CONTINUE TO ESCALATE ITS
BEHAVIOR UNLESS IT IS CHECKED
THERE WILL BE MORE ATTACKS AND
WRITING TECHNIQUES WILL
CONTINUE TO GROW IN CAPABILITY
AND IN SOPHISTICATION. CADRES
WILL GROW AND THERE COULD BE
MORE AUTONOMOUS ZONES FOR
INCREASED PERIODS OF TIME AND
MORE AMERICANS OF ALL POLITICAL
PERSUASIONS WILL BE TERRORIZED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO EACH OF
THE WITNESSES FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. MR NOW LET ME START
WITH YOU. ESNT FOR VIOLENT AND
WHAT SPECIFIC ACTS OF VIOLENCE
HAVE YOU PERSONALLY WITNESSED.
YES SIR VIOLENCE AND ALL START
WITH THE WHAT I WITNESS WAS
WHAT HAPPENED TO ME ON THE
TWENTY NINTH OF JUNE. TWO
THOUSAND NINETEEN DOT WAS A
OSTENSIBLY ANTI RACIST PROTESTS
THAT WAS ORGANIZED IN DOWNTOWN
PORTLAND INVOLVES ROSE CITY
ANTIFA WHICH IS AN
ORGANIZATION- THAT INVOLVED THE
LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA AND I
CAME THERE WITH MY GOPRO AND MY
IPHONE TO RECORD. AND I WAS
BEATEN BY BOB PEOPLE WHO USED-
BRASS KNUCKLES THAT WE UNDER
GLOVES- PUNCHING ME REPEATEDLY
IN THE FOR THE FRONT THE TOP IN
THE BACK OF MY HEAD AND WHEN I
THOUGHT THEY WERE DONE THAT WAS
JUST THAT. EX CAME ALL THOSE
SHAKES NUMBER UNKNOWN LOOK THAT
WERE HURLED AT MY FACE I
INTERNO MILKSHAKES CAN SOME.
KIND OF. VISCOUS LIQUID YOU
CAN'T SEE WHAT AGO. ON SO THAT
WAS MY FIRST PRESS ONE OF MY
FIRST EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR
VIOLENCE DIRECTLY SINCE THEN.
I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE
MORNING AND IS IT RIGHT THAT
YOU- RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT
INJURIES FROM THAT YES A BRAIN
BLEED FROM THE- PLEASE
CONTINUUM'S ARE OUT- THAT AND I
WASN'T THE ONLY VICTIM THAT DAY
THERE WERE SEVEN OTHER PEOPLE
WHO WERE. HOSPITALIZED THERE
WAS ONLY ONE CONVICTION RELATED
TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO WAS
ASSAULTED BEATEN ON THE HEAD
WITH A BRICK IN OTHER END OF
THE TUNNEL THE WEAPONS- SO IT
ONE IS THE EPICENTER HAS BEEN
GOING ON SINCE TWENTY SIXTEEN
REALLY IS IN RESPONSE TO. THE
SURPRISE OF TO WIN A TRUMP.
WHAT I SEE HOW. AS A LOCAL
POLITICIAN HAVE BEEN. SO
NURTURING AND ALLOWING THE
SIXTY ISN'T GO ON AND THAT'S
WHY IT'S IN THE PREDICAMENT
THAT IT SEN NOW WITH THIS OVER
TWO MONTHS OF. VIOLENT PROTESTS
AND I SEE ALL THESE HEADLINES
TALKING ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE
PEACEFUL NOW BECAUSE THE
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE. LESS
VISIBLE THAT'S INACCURATE THE
FALSEHOOD- YESTERDAY AND THE
DAY BEFORE ARE YOU KNOW WHETHER
IT'S EX HAPPEN INSTEAD OF THE
FIVE POINT DOWNTOWN. I ANTIFA
BLOCK BLOCK MILITANTS FOR TRIED
NEW TACTIC ATTACK THE SOUTH
PRECINCT IN SO. PORTLAND SUBURB.
THEY DIDN'T PROBLEM IS NOT
GOING AWAY CONTINUE IN
HOPEFULLY MY TEST. AT TWO.
CONGRESS SHARES I DON'T I'M
WITH ON MESSAGE IF YOU READ THE
LETTER THE VERY CLEAR. IN
CALLING FOR THE BALL IS THE
YEAR S. THE TURTLE YOU. THE AND
VIOLENCE CAN CAN YOU LIVE ON
THAT. YES I IF YOU IF YOU. GO
THROUGH THE ANTI FOR HIM AND AT
THEIR- IT'S QUITE EX YOU KNOW
THE AS STATE IN THE HANDBOOK
THEY REJECT THE PREMISE OF WHAT
THEY CALL A CLASSICAL LIBERAL
VIEW OF FREE SPEECH
SPECIFICALLY THEY OBJECT TO A
STATEMENTS LIKE- I MAY DISAGREE
WITH WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY BUT I
WOULD GIVE. MY TO DO A PROJECT
THAT THEY BELIEVE. EACH I. IT'S
IS A TOOL OF OPPRESSION AND
THEY HAD HIS BEEN THE MASS RICH
ON CAMPUSES BUT I THOUGHT
DISTURBING ABOUT THE STATUS OF
THE FOR IS A MESS HIS THEIR
MANY OF US ON CAMPUS THE BEEN
DEALING WITH AND FOR FREE HERE.
AN ANTI TWIN. THE THIRTY A FROM.
MOVEMENT ANTIFREEZE MOVE. IF
UNITED. MY TESTIMONY DOESN'T
REALLY GO TO THE PRO I THINK
THAT BOTH THE FAR RIGHT AND FAR
LEFT OR DO WE- BAD THINGS IN
THESE. I INTO REMEMBER. I
STEPPED IN THE PROTESTS. HEY I
BEEN LEE SOME THESE F. BUT MY
GREAT CONCERN IN THE THAT I
WOULD HOPE THAT MY WITH AT IS.
THIS AN FREE SPEECH MOVE THAT
INTO IS PART. I'VE BEEN
TEACHING FOR THIRTY YEARS. I
HAVE NEVER SEEN THE LEVEL OF
FEAR AND INTIMIDATION ON CAMPUS
IS THAT WE SEE TODAY. FACULTY
ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT
ISSUES WE CAN HELP A DIALOGUE
ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ISSUES
OCCURRING TODAY. BECAUSE
THERE'S A FEAR THAT YOU MIGHT
BE ACCUSED OF BEING REACTIONARY
OR RACES WE'VE HAD. PROFESSORS
BEEN PHYSICALLY ATTACKED IT
WOULD HAVE REQUIRED POLICE
PROTECTION. THAT'S THE IN FORM
THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING. AND FOR
PEOPLE THAT THINK THAT ANTIFA
AND GROUPS LIKE IT. CAN BE
ALLIES. THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN T.
FOR. THOSE OF US WHO BEEN
TEACHING ON CAMPUSES I. CAN
TELL YOU ABOUT THESE GROUPS.
AND THE ALARM THAT I HAVE. IS
BECAUSE I'M WATCHING MY
PROFESSION THE TEACHING FOR.
DOWN WITH FREE SPEECH.
ADMINISTRATORS NOT PROTECTING
ACADEMIC FREEDOM WHY SHOULD
THEY PROTECT FREE SPEECH WERE
SEEING THE TEACHER THAT MANY OF
THE SPEAKERS ARE BEING
PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING ON
CAMPUS UNDER VARIOUS THEORIES.
AND THE MESSAGES TO FACULTY IS
CLEAR TO STUDENTS THERE'S A NEW
ORTHODOXY THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
CONFRONTING YOU CERTAINLY
SHOULD DISAGREE WITH MICHAEL
THROUGH THOSE DOES MY BEST
MONEY SO. VERY MUCH AGREE YOU
THAT WE OUGHT TO BE IN IN CAN
VIOLENCE FROM WHATEVER
IDEOLOGICAL ORIGIN IT COMES
FROM WHETHER RIGHT WING LEFT
WING OR NO WING AT ALL. IF
YOU'RE COMMITTING VIOLENCE
AGAINST FELLOW AMERICANS THAT
OUGHT TO BE CONDEMNED YOU ARE
BE ARRESTED YORK WE PROSECUTED
YOU OUGHT TO GO TO JAIL- I DO
THINK IT IS STRIKING THAT IN
THE ENTIRE COURSE OF THIS
HEARING. SENATE SEVEN
DEMOCRATIC SENATE OPEN THIS
HEARING. NOT A SINGLE
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR. CONDEMNED
ANTIFA. NOT A ONE OF THEM
CONDEMNED ANTIFA'S VIOLENCE AND
TERRORISM. DO YOU THINK IT IS
HARMFUL THE SITTING ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF MINNESOTA THE
DEMOCRAT- I POSED WITH THE BOOK
YOU JUST HELD UP IN YOUR
TESTIMONY THE ANTIFA HANDBOOK-
GLEEFULLY MODELING IT. DO YOU
THINK IT IS HELPFUL FOR ELECTED
DEMOCRATS TO BE HOLDING OUT A
VIOLENT ANTI SPEECH
ORGANIZATION LIKE ANTIFA AND AN
ACTING ESSENTIALLY AS
APOLOGISTS FOR DOES THAT IS
THAT GOOD. THE FOR OUR
DEMOCRACY I CRITICIZED MR
ALLISON FOR THAT TWEET HI THERE
ARE SOME DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS
BAD I HAVE NOT ONLY FAILED TO
DENOUNCE ANTIFA BUT HAVE
ACTUALLY IN THAT CASE SEEM TO
GIVE A SHOUT OUT IN THAT CASE
MR ALLISON SAID THAT THEY WOULD
PUT THE FREE THE FEAR IN THE
HEART OF DONALD TRUMP. DOESN'T
SEE IS THE PUTTING THE FEAR IN
THE HEARTS OF MANY PEOPLE OTHER
THAN DONALD TRUMP IF YOU GO TO
CAMPS IS TODAY YOU WILL FIND
MORE ADVOCATES FOR LIMITING
SPEECH AND IT THEIR WINNING.
AND YOU SEE PICTURES LIKE MR
ALLISON PITCHER WITH ANTIFA IT
VERY DISTURBING BECAUSE IT'S
NOT COMING AFTER. OKAY
CONCERNED THOUGHT BOSTON FREE
SPEECH. THEY'RE COMING AFTER
US. BUT DON'T THINK WILL BE THE
LAST ONES THAT'S NOT HOW THIS
WORKS. THANK WESTERLING
CENTERED AROUND THE. I DON'T
SEE HOW ANYONE TO SIT HERE WITH
A STRAIGHT FACE AND SAY THAT TO
DEMOCRATS AS THOUGH DENOUNCING
VIOLENT EXTREMISTS OF EVERY
STRIPE IS SOMEHOW THE PURVIEW
OF REPUBLICANS SONY I DON'T SEE
HOW ANYBODY CAN SIT HERE AND
ACT UP A GROUP OF THAT BIG I
WOULD SAY MISTER CHAIRMAN THAT
WE ALL. WE ALL SHOULD BE
DENOUNCING EXTREMISTS OF EVERY
STRIPE AND IN MY VIEW
PARTICULARLY FROM WHAT I HEARD
TODAY THAT THERE'S MORE HARM
BEING DONE BY WHITE. MRS YEAH
AND NOT. AGAINST GOV. BUT
AGAINST PEOPLE WHO ARE WHO ARE
WAS AND MINORITY GROUPS MISTER
CHAIRMAN YOU OBVIOUSLY CAN.
INVITE WHOEVER YOU WANT TO THIS
HEARING BUT I WOULD LIKE TO
RECORD MY CONCERN REGARDING THE
PRESENCE OF THE CENTER FOR
SECURITY POLICY AT THIS HEARING
THE CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY
CSP IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS
BEEN SPREADING ANTI MUSLIM
CONSPIRACY THEORIES FOR EXAMPLE
CSP'S FOUNDER FRANK AFRI WHO
HAS REPEATEDLY DEMONISE MUSLIMS
HAS FALSELY CLAIMED QUOTE THERE
IS MOUNTING EVIDENCE THAT THE
PRESIDENT IS TALKING ABOUT
PRESIDENT OBAMA NOT ONLY
IDENTIFIES WITH MUSLIMS BUT
ACTUALLY MAY STILL BE ONE
HIMSELF AND- HIS SPREAD A
CONSPIRACY THEORY. THE MUSLIM
BROTHERHOOD HAS INFILTRATED THE
AMERICAN POLITICAL SPHERE.
WHICH GOT HIM ACTUALLY BANNED
IN TWENTY ELEVEN FROM THE
ANNUAL CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL
ACTION CONFERENCE AND SEE IS P.
HAS BEEN CRITICIZED BY
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
ALIKE. AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT
MONITOR EXTREMIST GROUPS
INCLUDING THE ANTI DEFAMATION
LEAGUE. OF HAS CRITICIZED ESPN
THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
HAS DESIGNATED CSP AS A HATE
GROUP SO I WOULD LIKE TO
REGISTER MY CONCERNED THAT TO
THEY ARE REPRESENTED HERE. I
HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR GERMAN.
THE OREGON GOVERNOR KATE BROWN.
THEIR JOURNEY GENERAL ELLEN
ROSEN. AND OTHER LOCAL
OFFICIALS HAVE DEMANDED THE
FEDERAL AGENTS LEAVE PORTLAND
ARGUING THAT THEY HAVE
ESCALATED VIOLENCE IN THE CITY
OREGON GOVERNOR KATE BROWN HAS
STATED QUOTE THE FEDERAL
OFFICES HERE IN THE CITY
BROUGHT VIOLENCE AND THEY
BROUGHT STRIFE TO OUR COMMUNITY
END QUOTE MR GERMAN YOU'VE
TALKED ABOUT HOW AGGRESSIVE
RIOT CONTROL TACTICS AGAINST
PROTESTERS INSIDE GREATER
VIOLENCE IN RESPONSE. WOULD
JUST SAY THE TACTICS FEDERAL
AGENTS HAVE USED IN PORTLAND
ARE ONES THAT DE ESCALATE
PROTESTS OR PROVOKE VIOLENCE.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION YEAH
YES HE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THAT
THOSE SORTS OF AGGRESSIVE
TACTICS. REESE PROTESTS
VIOLENCE AND THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT HAS BEEN STUDIED. FOR
DECADES SO IT'S WELL KNOWN THAT
EVEN ARRIVING IN RIOT CONTROL
OUR CLOTHING CALIF CAN
INSTIGATE- ACTION WITH
DEMOCRATS. IT VERY IMPORTANT TO
LOOK AT THE RESEARCH AND
DEVELOP OUR TACTICS FOR
REDUCING THESE PILOTS BASED ON
OBJECTIVE RESEARCH AND NOT
ADOPT TACTICS THAT WERE
DISCREDITED DECADES AGO. YOU
HEARD MOVEMENT I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU HEARD MR COULD COULD YOU
NELLIE TESTIFIED THAT- ALL OF
THE THESE THE AGENTS OF THE
PEOPLE FROM DHS FOR EXAMPLE GET
ADEQUATE TRAINING OF REGARDING
CROWD CONTROL AND DE
ESCALATING. THE SITUATION IS
THAT WHAT YOU SONG GOING ON
IMPORT. THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAW
AND TO BE CLEAR I'M NOT IN
COURT. ACT THERE ARE UBIQUITOUS
VIDEO IS OUT THERE YES AND I
FOLLOW A LOT OF REPORTERS AND
WHAT WE SAW ARE THESE. BY FORCE
TACTICS THAT WAS MODEL THAT WAS
IN THE SIXTIES THAT WAS
DISCREDITED AFTER A NUMBER OF
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSIONS LOOK
AT THIS ISSUE AND TRY TO FIND
WAYS TO REDUCE PROTESTS
VIOLENCE AND I THINK LEVEL WAS
DISTRESSING FOR THOSE OF US WHO
WILL SOLVE MANY OF THOSE
VIDEOS. IS THE INDISCRIMINATE
USE OF TEAR GAS OR OTHER
METHODS OF THEY WERE NOT
SINGLING OUT THOSE PROTESTERS
ARE THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE RIDING
AND YOU KNOW THAT MEANS THAT
THERE WAS KIND OF A BLANKET
INDISCRIMINATE USE OF THESE
KINDS OF TACTICS WHICH IS WHY.
THE IDEA OF BOTH THE DHS AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ARE
INVESTIGATING WHAT HAPPENED NOT
ONLY AT LA LAFAYETTE SQUARE BUT
ALSO. IN PORTLAND A MISTER
GERMANY VASES SO PREVIOUSLY
TALKED ABOUT HOW WHITE
SUPREMACISTS AND FAR RIGHT
MILITANT GROUPS EXPLOIT
PROTESTS TO STOKE RACIAL AND
POLITICAL CONFLICT AND INCITE
VIOLENCE AND YOUR TESTIMONY
TODAY. YOU POINTED TO EVIDENCE
THE WHITE SUPREMACIST THAT
INFILTRATED THE RECENT PROTESTS
TO OPPOSE WHAT DOES THAT BE.
BLACK. TAKES THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S MESSAGING
STRATEGY OF BLAMING ANTIFA AND
ANNIKA SENATE DURING VIOLENCE
BY WHITE SUPREMACISTS. I THINK
IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO
POLITICIZE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW
ENFORCEMENT HAS A VERY
IMPORTANT JOB TO PROTECT THE
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE AND
THEY NEED TO BE PROTECTED WHEN
THEY'RE ENGAGED IN THAT WORK
UNFORTUNATELY ONE WEEK
POLITICIZED. INTELLIGENCE WHICH
IS WHAT WE'VE SEEN HERE WHERE-
MANY INTELLIGENCE REPORTS THAT
HAVE BEEN RELEASED THROUGH BLUE
BLUE LAKES INDICATE HEY
SENSATIONALIZED VERSION OF WHAT
ANTIFA IS AND THE THREAT THAT
IT POSES IT HAS DISTRACTED LAW
ENFORCEMENT FROM MORE SERIOUS
THREATS THAT RESULT IN DEADLY
VIOLENCE. THANK YOU I'M SORRY
MY TIME IS UP. THANK YOU THANK
YOU MR SHIDLER SAYS SENATOR
HIRONO ATTACKED THE
ORGANIZATION WHERE YOU WORK IF
YOU IF YOU CARE TO RESPOND
YOU'RE NOT AND I WOULD DO
THINGS YEAH. AT THE CENTER FOR
SECURITY POLICY IS A NATIONAL
SECURITY THINK TANK THAT HAS
BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE
NINETEEN EIGHTY EIGHT WE DO A
WIDE VARIETY OF WORK ON
NATIONAL SECURITY TOPICS
INCLUDING NUCLEAR DETERRENCE.
MISSILE DEFENSE BIODEFENSE
GEOPOLITICAL CHALLENGES
INCLUDING RUSSIAN CHINA AND
THAT'S IN ADDITION TO WORK ON
ON TERRORIST TERRORISM
TERRORIST IDEOLOGIES AND
HOMELAND SECURITY WE ARE
PARTICULARLY PROUD OF OUR WORK
IN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE
IDEOLOGY IS BEHIND JIHADIST
TERRORISM. AT PROUD OF THE WORK
THAT WE HAVE DONE WITH AMERICAN
MUSLIMS INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE
SENIOR FELLOWS AT OUR
ORGANIZATION WHO SEEK TO OPPOSE
JIHADIST ELEMENTS IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. SO WE REJECT THIS-
THIS CLAIM FROM ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE ENGAGING IN BEHAVIOR
WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME
THAT ANTIFA ENGAGES IN WHICH IS
TO SAY THAT ANYONE THAT OFFERS
AN ANALYSIS THAT DISAGREES WITH
THEM. MUST IPSO FACTO. BE A
MEMBER OF AN UNACCEPTABLE
ORGANIZATION OR OR HATE GROUP
OR WHAT HAVE YOU AND THAT'S-
IT'S DIVISIVE AND IF IT MEANS
THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE AND
ANALYSIS THAT IS FULL TO THE
COUNTRY. THANK YOU MR SENATOR
WHITE HOUSE. THANK YOU.
SPECIALLY GERMAN. WHAT FORMER
SPECIAL AGENT SEARCH FORM A
SPECIAL AGENT GERMAN. I WANTED
TO- ASK YOU TO THE EXTENT THAT
YOU CAN BRIEFLY GO OVER YOUR
WORK- WITH REGARD TO WHITE
SUPREMACIST AND MILITIA
ORGANIZATIONS WHILE YOU WERE-
WITH THE FBI. JUST BACK NEXT
TIME YOU SPENT WITH WHATEVER
ROLE YOU HAD THE THINGS THAT
YOU YOU BET THAT A PUBLIC THAT
YOU CAN DISCUSS. THANKS FOR THE
QUESTION- I JOINED THE FBI IS
ESPECIALLY HERE IN NINETEEN
EIGHTY EIGHT. AND IN NINETEEN
NINETY TWO I WAS SIGNED IN LOS
ANGELES WHERE THERE WERE
SEVERAL DISTURBANCES RESULTING
FROM THE SPEEDING FRIGHTENING
K. AND WHITES. IT THE FBI HAD
INTELLIGENCE THAT WHITE
SUPREMACIST GROUPS- WORK WERE
ENGAGING IN ILLEGAL FIREARMS AT
TRANSACTIONS IN TRAFFICKING AND
OTHER WEAPONS- IN ORDER TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THOSE PROTESTS. SO
THE FBI ASKED ME TO GO
UNDERCOVER. IN THE WHITE
SUPREMACIST GROUPS THEY WERE
TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL ARMS WE
ENDED UP SOLVING A NUMBER OF
BOMBINGS- AND- ARRESTING PEOPLE
WITH WHERE THEY'RE AT THEY'RE
MORE VIOLENT CONSPIRACIES
COULD. BE ACHIEVED IN NINETEEN
NINETY SIX I WENT UNDERCOVER
AGAIN. IN ALL RIGHT IF YOU
GOVERNMENT LISTED GROUPS IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST- ENGAGING IN
THE SAME KIND OF TRAFFICKING IN
ILLEGAL WEAPONS AND- CONSPIRING
TO. ENGAGE IN ACTS OF VIOLENCE
AND BEGAN. AND SHE SUCCESS
RESULTS ACROSS. ADDING THOSE TO
ASSIGN TO GET. HOW MANY MONTHS
DID YOU SPEND. UNDER COVER.
WITHIN THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. AT
THE FIRST K. WHY WAS ABOUT FOUR
ONE THE SECOND WAS A SEVEN
EIGHT MONTHS. DURING WHICH TIME
YOU RESPECTIVELY JOIN THE
GROUPS AS SOMEBODY WHO- THEY
THOUGHT WAS A- FELLOW. YES ONE
PERSON INFORMATION ARE YES I
PRESENTED MYSELF AS SOMEBODY
WHO IS WILLING TO BE RECRUITED
INTO THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND-
AND THEY BROUGHT ME AND- AND
ALLOWED ME TO ENGAGE IN THEIR
CRIMINAL CONSPIRACIES- AND-
THAT WAS BACK MIKE MY FIRST
INTRODUCTION TO ANTI FASCIST
ACTIONS- EVERYDAY- I THINK
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND IS THIS TERM AS MUCH
BROADER- IN ANY WAYS. THAN WHAT
WE'VE DISCUSSED HERE THAT ANTI
FASCISM IT IS AN IMPORTANT. IT
IS WELL. THESE FOR AT SOME RISK
TO YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY. YES
THESE GROUPS WERE HEAVILY ARMED
AND YEAH IT'S VERY COGNIZANT OF
THE FACT THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT
WAS INTERESTED IN THEIR
CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES. I'M. DO
YOU FROM WHAT YOU KNOW IS IT
STILL A LAW. ENFORCEMENT
CONCERN IT SHOULD BE A LAW
ENFORCEMENT. TO HAVE THESE
WHITE SUPREMACIST AND MILLER
GROUPS. RUNNING AROUND AND
ENGAGED IN VIOLENT ACTS AND
CONSPIRACIES I KNOW THAT THERE
ARE FBI SPECIAL AGENTS AND
OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
WHO ARE FOCUSED ON THESE GROUPS
AND DO THE BEST THEY CAN
UNFORTUNATELY AS A MATTER OF
POLICY- FAR RIGHT VIOLENCE IS
D. PRIORITIZED AT BY THE FBI
AND THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT-
ONLY MORE RECENTLY- YEAH AT THE
BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR. FBI
DIRECTOR CHRIS WRAY AFTER
FINALLY SAID THEY WERE RAISING
THAT THAT PRIORITIZATION OF
WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS BUT WE
STILL SEE LONG COURSE IN
ENGAGING WITH THESE GROUPS IN
WAYS THAT ARE DANGEROUS. EARLY
SEARCH CONCERNED IT. THERE'S IS
A I'VE LONG HISTORY THESE
GROUPS TARGETING PEOPLE IN LONG
COURSE UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S
WHAT WE SAW ON IN SANTA CRUZ
COUNTY WHERE A MEMBER OF A FAR
RIGHT BLUE GROUP OUR MEMBERS-
ENGAGED IN DEADLY VIOLENCE
AGAINST POLICE STOCKS IN THE
CASES IN WHICH WERE ENGAGED
WHAT WERE THE- PRIMARY MOTIVES
AND- OF THESE CRIMINAL GROUP.
THE PRIMARY WERE TO HARM PEOPLE
WHO THEY THOUGHT WERE THEIR
ENEMIES AND I WILL WHETHER
THOSE WERE PEOPLE OF COLOR- WAR
OR POLITICAL ENEMIES- AND THEIR
METHODS WERE TO- ACCUMULATE
AMASS WEAPONRY THAT THEY COULD
USE TO TRY TO TRIGGER A BROADER
AT BROADER WHO WORE A RACE WAR
AND PASSIVELY WAR HI DAD DAD
DAVE WAITED. THEY BELIEVE COME
OUT ON. SIR AMOUNT OF
COLLATERAL CRIMINAL ACTIVE JUST.
TWO GET MONEY TO PAY THE BILL.
ABSOLUTELY THAT THESE GROUPS
ENGAGING ALL ANY KIND OF
CLANDESTINE CRIMINAL
ORGANIZATION ASKING EACH OTHER
CRIMINALITY SO I'VE BEEN AT THE
CRIMINALITY THAT THESE GROUPS
THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT
THESE GROUPS BASED ON THEIR
CRIMINALITY RATHER THAN
IDEOLOGY. MY TIME IS UP THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR. THANK
YOU. ONE WEST GERMANY THANK YOU
ALSO FOR YOUR WORK GOING
UNDERCOVER WITH THOSE WHITE
SUPREMACIST GROUPS SIDE
EMPHATICALLY AGREE THAT WHITE
SUPREMACISTS ARE IGNORANT
BIGOTED MORONS AND THOSE WHO
ARE VIOLENT SHOULD BE
CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED AND
LOCKED UP FOR AS LONG AS
HUMANLY POSSIBLE AND I WILL
ALSO NOTE THAT. I'M CUBAN
AMERICAN AND WHITE SUPREMACIST
HATE ME TOO. BUT AT THE TIME
IT'S FAIRLY STRIKING THAT THAT.
ELECTED DEMOCRATS WANT TO
IGNORE THE VIOLENCE OF ANTIFA
THEY WANT TO IGNORE. THE
VIOLENCE ON THE LEFT AND THEY
JUST SCREAM WHITE SUPREMACISTS
WHITE SUPREMACIST RATHER THAN
CONDEMN VIOLENCE FROM WHEREVER
IT IS COMING THE TWO HUNDRED
AND SEVENTY SEVEN INJURIES. OF
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS IN PORTLAND. ARE
COMING FROM THE LEFT AND NOT A
SINGLE DEMOCRAT ON THIS
COMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
DAVID DORN. AFRICAN AMERICAN
POLICE OFFICER WAS MURDERED.
RETIRED POLICE OFFICER IN SAINT
LOUIS WHO IS BLACK. WAS
MURDERED NOT A SINGLE ONE OF
THE SENATE SEVEN DEMOCRATIC
SENATORS WHO SPOKE AT THIS
HEARING MENTION DAVID DORMS
NAMED PATRICK UNDERWOOD ANOTHER
OFFICER. SENATOR DURBIN WAS THE
ONE DEMOCRAT WHO MENTION
PATRICK UNDERWOOD'S NAME
ANOTHER BLACK OFFICER MURDERED.
WE SEE DEMOCRATS TO REPEAT THE
SLOGAN BLACK LIVES MATTER BUT
APPARENTLY THOSE BLACK LIVES
ARE NOT WORTH DISCUSSING THE
BLACK LIVES UP POLICE OFFICERS.
MURDERED BY TERRORISTS. I WOULD
NOTICE WELL. WHEN IT COMES TO
BLACK LIVES MATTER. AS A
PROPOSITION THE STATEMENT BLACK
LIVES MATTER IS UNQUESTIONABLY
TRUE. IT IS A TRUISM IT IS
INDISPUTABLE PERIOD FULL STOP
BLACK LIVES MATTER AND MATTER
ENORMOUSLY EVERY HUMAN BEING IS
A PRESSURE GIFT FROM GOD. THAT
BEING SAID AND QUITE RIGHTLY
THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF
AMERICANS AGREE WITH THE
PROPOSITION BLACK LIVES MATTER
COULD BE A 100% OF AMERICANS
AGREE WITH THE PROPOSITION
BLACK LIVES MATTER THAT IS
DIFFERENT I WOULD NOTE. THEN
THE SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION THAT
IS TAKEN UP THE NAME OF BLACK
LIVES MATTER. AND I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO DRAW A DISTINCTION
BETWEEN THE STATEMENT BLACK
LIVES MATTER THAT IS
INDISPUTABLY RIGHT AND THE
ORGANIZATION. THAT IT
DENOMINATED BLACK LIVES MATTER
THAT ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED
IN TWENTY THIRTEEN. IT WAS
FOUNDED BY THREE SELF DESCRIBED
RADICAL MARXISTS. THE THREE
FOUNDERS OF IT WERE ALICIA
GARZA OPAL TO MATTY AND PATRICE
KHAN CULLORS AND SOME OF THE
FACTS BEHIND THIS ORGANIZATION
BLACK LIVES MATTER IMPORTANT
FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW. CALLER SAID
SHE IN CARS OF THIS IS HER
WORDS ARE QUOTE TRAINED
MARXISTS. AND SHE SAID QUOTE I
READ I STUDY ADDING MA'ALE MARX
AND LENIN TO MY KNOWLEDGE OF
BOOKS NOW MARX AND LENIN OR
ARM- MALON LANDON RATHER.
MURDERED MILLIONS WERE AMONG
THE WORST TYRANTS HUMANITY HAS
EVER KNOWN. THE BLACK LIVES
MATTER GROUP THEIR FOUNDERS OF
EXPLICITLY PRAISED MARXIST
ANGELA DAVIS NOW WHO IS ANGELA
DAVIS THEY SAID SHE'S A MENTOR
ANGELA DAVIS WAS THE COMMUNIST
PARTY VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
IN NINETEEN EIGHTY AND NINETEEN
EIGHTY FOUR EXPLICIT COMMUNIST.
SHE WAS AFFILIATED WITH THE
BLACK PANTHER PARTY. CALLER IS
THE ONE OF THE THREE FOUNDERS
ABOVE THE BLACK LIVES MATTER
ORGANIZATION SAID QUOTE ANGELA
DAVIS IS A MENTOR OF MINE. NOT
ONLY THAT THE FOUNDERS OF
PRAISE DOMESTIC TERRORIST.
ASSATA SHAKUR NOW WHO IS THAT
ASSATA SHAKUR'S A CONVICTED COP
KILLER. MURDERED A POLICE
OFFICER SHE IS RIGHT NOW TODAY
ON THE FBI'S MOST WANTED LIST
IN IS LIKELY A FUGITIVE IN CUBA.
AND BY THE WAY IT ISN'T JUST A
PASSING PRAISE. MINS COLORS
WROTE A MEMOIR WHEN THEY CALL
YOU A TERRORIST A BLACK LIVES
MATTER MEMOIR THAT INCLUDED A
FORWARD WRITTEN BY COMMUNIST
ANGELA DAVIS AND BUT LET'S NOT
BE CALLING- COMMUNIST SHE WAS
THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY SHE'S
EXPLICITLY. A COMMUNIST. AN
OPENING EPIGRAPH FROM SHOULD
COURT THE COP KILLER ON THE
FBI'S MOST WANTED LIST. NOT
ONLY THAT. IN TERMS OF FUNDING
THE ORGANIZATION BLM IS
FINANCIALLY SPONSORED BY THE
THOUSAND CURRENT ORGANIZATION
VICE CHAIR BY SUSAN ROSENBERG
WHOSE ROSENBERG A MEMBER OF THE
LEFTIST VIOLENT TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION THE MAY NINETEENTH
COMMUNIST ORGANIZATION.
INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. BOMBINGS
NOW WHAT DOES THE ORGANIZATION
BLACK LIVES MATTER SUPPORT WE
GO TO THE WEBSITE THEY TELL YOU
THEY'RE NOT HIDING IT. THEIR
TOP PRIORITY IS DE FUNDING THE
POLICE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA IT'S NOT DEFENDING
EQUAL JUSTICE FOR EVERYONE THAT
EVERYONE SUPPORTS. IT IS
ABOLISHING IN DE FUNDING POLICE
DEPARTMENTS IN EVERY COMMUNITY
IN THIS COUNTRY NOT ONLY THAT.
THE GROUP BLM. HAS A LONG
RECORD OF ANTI SEMITISM AND
ANTI ISRAEL ATTACKS INCLUDING.
ARGUING THAT ISRAEL IS A QUOTE
APARTHEID STATE STATED THAT IS
COMMITTING GENOCIDE AND BY THE
WAY THE BLM FOUNDERS WHO WHO
REVERE ANGELA DAVIS ANGELA
DAVIS'S RECORD. PROFOUNDLY ANTI
SEMITIC AND ANTI ISRAEL INDEED
SHE WAS ASKED. WOULD SHE BE
WILLING TO SPEAK UP ON BEHALF
OF JEWISH PRISONERS OF
CONSCIENCE IN THE SOVIET UNION
TO THE BIG APOLOGISTS FOR THE
SOVIET UNION AND SHE RESPONDED
WHEN SHE VISITED MOSCOW SO
SHE'S MEETING WITH THE SOVIET
LEADERS IN MOSCOW AND HER
RESPONSE WAS. INSTEAD OF
SPEAKING UP FOR THE JEWISH
PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE SHE
WOULD URGE THAT THEY BE KEPT IN
PRISON. BECAUSE QUOTE THEY ARE
ALL ZIONIST FASCIST AND
OPPONENTS OF SOCIALISM. WHAT
ELSE DOES BLM THE ORGANIZATION
SUPPORT. ON ITS WEBSITE IT IS
CALLED FOR. A QUOTE BOYCOTT OF
WHITE CAPITALISM. IN TWENTY
SEVENTEEN THEY CALLED ON PEOPLE
NOT TO SPEND ANY MONEY WITH
WHITE CORPORATIONS. AND NOT
ONLY THAT THE ONLINE WEBSITE
SAYS THAT THAT ONE OF THEIR
OBJECTIVE IS DISMANTLING THE
QUOTE PATRIARCHAL PRACTICES AND
DISRUPTING. THE WESTERN
PRESCRIBED NUCLEAR FAMILY
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY THEIR
OBJECTIVES ARE THE REASON THAT
MATTERS. IS RIGHT NOW CORPORATE
AMERICA IS DESPERATE TO
DEMONSTRATE THEIR VIRTUE AS WE
SEE GREAT RACIAL DEFECT
DISSENSION. SO BLACK LIVES
MATTER BLM THE GROUP. RAISES
MONEY ON ACT BLEW THE FUND
RAISING MECHANISM FOR VIRTUALLY
EVERY ELECTED DEMOCRAT IN
CONGRESS. AMONG THE DONORS TO
BLM THE ORGANIZATION ACCORDING
TO PUBLIC REPORTS INCLUDE THE
COMPANY UBISOFT'S WHICH IS
GIVEN BETWEEN FIFTY AND A
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. DOOR
DASH WHICH IS GIVEN REPORTEDLY
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
AMAZON WHICH IS GIVEN AN
UNIDENTIFIED PORTION OF TEN
MILLION DOLLARS. GATORADE WHICH
IS GIVEN ON ON THAT DATA FIVE
PORTION OF FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS NABISCO WHICH
IS GIVEN AN UNIDENTIFIED
PORTION OF FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS. DECKERS WHICH
IS GIVEN AN UNIDENTIFIED
PORTION OF FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS MICROSOFT
WHICH IS GIVEN TWO HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS DROP BOX
WHICH IS GIVEN FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND FITBIT.
WHICH THE AMOUNT GIVEN IS NOT
IDENTIFIED I WOULD NOTE
MICROSOFT. THE LARGEST
INDIVIDUAL SHAREHOLDER IS BILL
GATES. MORE THAN IRONIC THAT
MICROSOFT IS FUNDING AN
ORGANIZATION CALLING FOR
BOYCOTTING ALL WHITE
CORPORATIONS BILL GATES IS
WHITE. MICROSOFT IS LITERALLY
FUNDING AN ORGANIZATION CALLING
FOR MICROSOFT BE FUNDED JEFF
BEZOS. THE LARGEST OWNER OF AT
AMAZON WHO LIKEWISE IS FUNDING
THIS RADICAL MARXIST GROUP.
JEFF BEZOS'S WHITE TO ANNE'S
FUNDING AN ORGANIZATION THAT
THAT IS CALL. CALLING FOR THE
BOYCOTTING OF AMAZON THIS IS
DANGEROUS. AND IT'S WORTH.
UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN
CORPORATE AMERICA FLOODS
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO
EXPLICITLY MARXIST TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION THAT GLORIFY COP
KILLERS THAT GLORIFY VIOLENCE.
BUT THE VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM
THAT FLOWS FROM THAT SHOULD NOT
BE SURPRISING WITHOUT OBJECTION
I'M GONNA ENTER INTO THE RECORD
AN ARTICLE FROM THE WASHINGTON
EXAMINER DATED JULY TWENTY
THIRD TWENTY TWENTY. THE TITLE
OF WHICH IS WHO IS BLACK LIVES
MATTER AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO UNDERSTAND
WHO THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO
READ THIS ARTICLE. ON THE
PROPOSITION AS A VALUE
PROPOSITION TWO BLACK LABS
MATTER ABSOLUTELY YES. AND OUR
NATION WAS FOUNDED ON THE
PROPOSITION THAT ALL MEN ARE
CREATED EQUAL REGARDLESS OF
RACE OR SKIN COLOR. BUT THE
ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SEIZED
WITH THAT NAME. IS VERY
DIFFERENT AND IF THEY SUCCEEDED
WITH THEIR STATED NUMBER ONE
OBJECTIVE OF DEFUNDING
ABOLISHING EVERY POLICE
DEPARTMENT MANY MANY MORE BLACK
LIVES WOULD WOULD BE LOST
BECAUSE MORE AFRICAN AMERICANS
WOULD BE MURDERED WITHOUT THE
POLICE OFFICERS THAT BRAVELY
RISKED THEIR LIVES. TO DEFEND
THOSE COMMUNITIES. SENATOR RON.
SOMETIMES I DON'T THINK YOU
LISTEN SO HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I
HAVE TO SAY THAT WE ALL SHOULD
BE DENOUNCING. VIOLENT
EXTREMISTS OF EVERY STRIPE
LEVEL WAY. I HAVE THE TIME BY
THE WAY YOU KNOW THAT THEY
REPUBLICANS ARE CONSTANTLY
USING I HAVE TO SAY YOU YOU
BROUGHT IT UP YOURSELF THE
DEATHS OF THESE BLACK POLICE
OFFICERS PATRICK UNDERWOOD AND
DAVID DORN FOR MAKING POLITICAL
POINTS. AND THE FACT THAT IT
WAS RIGHT WING EXTREMISTS WHO
KILLED OFFICER UNDER WOULD.
THAT SEEMS TO BE LOST IN THIS
ARGUMENT AND THEN AND NOW
THEY'RE ALL THESE ATTACKS ABOUT
BLACK LIVES MATTER AND WHAT
THEY'RE SAYING I MEAN HOW MANY
OF US EVEN THINK THAT DEFENDING
POLICE. DEPARTMENTS IS- IT
SHOULD BE TAKEN LITERALLY I
MEAN I CERTAINLY DON'T. SO YOU
KNOW WE HAVE THIS PESKY THING
CALLED FREEDOM OF SPEECH. AND I
SAY THAT THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT
BLACK LIVES MATTER AND THEY'RE
CALLING FOR VARIOUS BOYCOTTS
ANOTHER THAT'S CALLED FREEDOM
OF SPEECH AND THAT'S WHAT THIS
YEAR. TOTAL IS. PROTECTING
SPEECH. SO ALL I CAN SAY IS
THAT WE SHOULD ALL JOIN HANDS
AND DENOUNCING. AND JENNA
WHATEVER WORD YOU WANT TO USE
ABOUT VIOLENT EXTREMISM OF ALL
STRIPES AND I THINK WE CAN ALL
AGREE ON THAT SERVICE TO
CONSTANTLY ACCUSE DEMOCRATS OF
NOT CARING ABOUT THAT IS REALLY
ALL I CAN ONLY SAY THAT YOU YOU
YOU. ARE LISTENING SO I HOPE
THIS IS THE END OF THIS HEARING
MISTER CHAIRMAN. AND THAT WE
DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO ANYMORE
OF AT SPEECH THANK YOU VERY
MUCH I'M LEAVING. WELL I
APPRECIATE THE AS ALWAYS KIND
AND UPLIFTING WORDS OF SENATOR
KURODA. AND I WOULD ALSO NOTE
THAT THROUGHOUT HER REMARK SHE
STILL DID NOT SAY A NEGATIVE
WORD ABOUT ANTIFA NOR HAS ANY
DEMOCRAT HERE- THEY INSTEAD
ENGAGE IN A POLITICAL GAME
WHERE THEY DEPEND. YOU'RE
WELCOME TO SAY SOMETHING
NEGATIVE ABOUT ANTI FOR RIGHT
NOW. OKAY SHE- DECLINED TO
SPEAK SO THAT IS THE POSITION
OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY I WOULD
NOTE ALSO THAT OF THE SEVEN
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS WHO SPOKE.
NOT A ONE OF THEM APOLOGIZED.
FOR OR DENOUNCED MULTIPLE
DEMOCRATS CALLING LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. ****
STORMTROOPERS AND TO SHOP OR TO
BE FAIR I DON'T HAD NOT HEARD
THE WORD **** BUT STORMTROOPER
WAS NANCY PELOSI GET SHOPPER
WAS ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC LEADER.
THAT YES HI LET THAN HELP I
THANK EACH OF THE WITNESSES FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY- I THANK YOU FOR
DEFENDING FREE SPEECH. AND I
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING. AGAINST
VIOLENCE AND AGAINST TERRORISM-
THE RECORD. IN THIS HEARING
WILL BE HELD OPEN FOR ONE WEEK.
OUR SENATORS MAY FOLLOW UP WITH
WITNESSES OF EITHER THIS PANEL
OR THE PREVIOUS PANEL WITH
WRITTEN QUESTIONS. RECEIVE
WRITTEN QUESTIONS YOU ARE ASKED
TO SUBMIT THE ANSWER TO THOSE
QUESTIONS BY THE CLOSE OF
BUSINESS ONE WEEK FROM TODAY
AND WITH THAT. THIS HEARING IS
ADJOURNED.
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