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House Oversight Committee Investigates Newsom and Bass Over Los Angeles Riot Response

Chairman James Comer’s panel has demanded records detailing the California leaders’ handling of violent protests triggered by ICE raids

A fire burns as a protester stands across the way from Border Patrol personnel in riot gear and gas masks outside of an industrial park in the Paramount section of Los Angeles on June 7. (ERIC THAYER/AP)
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Overview

  • The House Oversight Committee has launched a probe into Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass over their response to this month’s riots.
  • The protests were sparked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids on June 6 that led to the arrest of more than 100 suspected unauthorized immigrants.
  • President Trump deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles to quell violence despite Gov. Newsom’s objections, prompting a judge to order the troops’ return before an appeals court reversed the ruling.
  • Letters from Chairman James Comer and Rep. Clay Higgins demand records and communications between the governor’s office, the mayor’s office, law enforcement agencies and the Department of Justice.
  • Comer’s letters accuse Newsom and Bass of protesting the president’s actions and falsely attributing the rioters’ violence to federal forces, with responses due by June 20.