Overview

• The committee requested all communications between Mayor Karen Bass’s office, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration, federal agencies and law enforcement on the June 6 anti-ICE protests.
• Investigators are focusing on violent tactics used during the demonstrations, including arson, Molotov cocktails and rock attacks on officers.
• President Trump deployed the National Guard on June 8 to restore order, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta to sue with an appeals court hearing scheduled for June 17.
• Rep. Maxine Waters publicly blamed the president for the unrest, deepening partisan clashes over immigration policy and public safety.
• The inquiry will examine coordination among federal, state and local authorities and investigate sources of weapons used by rioters.