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3 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read
In a report released yesterday, @DHSOIG concluded that the deployment of DHS agents to Portland and other protest sites this summer was illegal.
oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/…
DHS agents are reportedly on alert to respond to post-election protests, but the OIG report strongly suggests that their deployment may be illegal, too.
nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
Over the summer, DHS had 5,700 agents “designated” to respond to protests. None were lawfully designated to conduct those operations. washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07…
In this report, @DHSOIG also acknowledges that multiple courts and @USGAO have validated our claim that DHS leaders were not properly appointed to their positions under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. protectdemocracy.org/project/dont-s…

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