[Trump\White Supremacy]
Letter: “Your repeated failure to definitively and consistently renounce white nationalism in our country, not only during the debate but throughout the entirety of your presidency, has given life and voice to the darkest corners of our society.”
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Portland
Congressional Democrats: Trump’s Secret Police Actions Threaten Democracy
[Trump’s Secret Police]
DeFazio: “It’s obvious the Trump administration is using the actions of a small group of agitators causing destruction to Federal property as a cover to carry out wider civil rights abuses on others…We must stop this authoritarian behavior from taking root.”
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Oregon Governor Announces Withdrawal of Federal Troops from Portland
[Portland\Federal Troops]
Gov. Brown: “After my repeated requests, the federal government has agreed to a phased withdrawal of federal officers…”
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Violence in Portland, and Elsewhere, must be Opposed
[Future Hope Column]
Glick: “I have always opposed the kind of violence that I saw in Quebec, and elsewhere, and that seems to be taking place in Portland.”
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Democrats to Hold Hearing on Trump’s Secret Police Actions in Portland
[Portland\Trump’s Secret Police]
Rep. Thompson: “The Administration must be accountable to Congress and the American people – and we must hear from Acting Secretary Wolf directly. The future of our democracy is at stake.”
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Oregon Congressional Leaders Denounce Trump’s Secret Police Invasion
[Portland]
Sen. Ron Wyden: “The violent tactics deployed by Donald Trump and his paramilitary forces against peaceful protesters are those of a fascist regime, not a democratic nation.”
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Democrats: Trump “Weaponizing” Federal Agents for Political Agenda
[Trump’s Secret Police]
Democrats: “We find it particularly troubling that in Portland, many of these federal officers have apparently been patrolling the streets in unmarked vehicles and arresting protestors off the street – in some cases without probable cause.”
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Portland: House to Introduce Bill Requiring Feds Identify Themselves
[Portland\Trump’s Secret Police]
The Nation: “The bill would require on-duty federal agents display not just the name of their agency, but the individual agent’s last name and identification number.”
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Trump Using Secret Police Tactics to Target Peaceful Protesters
[Trump’s Secret Police\Portland]
Sen. Jeff Merkley: “Authoritarian governments, not democratic republics, send unmarked authorities after protesters…these agents are snatching people off the street with no underlying justification.”
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