The Department of Justice is launching a probe of the Portland Police Bureau following conservative influencer and citizen journalist Nick Sorter’s arrest while covering an overnight protest in the city.
“Just last night, we saw an extremely troubling incident where conservative journalist Nick Sorter was captured on video being taken into custody by the Portland police after he was ambushed by antifa and was defending himself from these assaults,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a media briefing on Friday.
Leavitt told reporters during her Friday briefing that President Donald Trump had ordered an “immediate” federal enforcement surge into Portland.
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