Capitol Police Deny Claim That Officers Spy on GOP
February 10, 2022 | District of Columbia
A year after the Jan. 6 Capitol rioting, Capitol Police officers are facing increasingly heated allegations from House Republicans that the department’s officers are operating as politically driven spies. The allegations are complicating the force’s effort to win back public confidence.The latest tumult occurred Tuesday, when Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas accused the Capitol Police of having “illegally” investigated his office in November. In a Fox News interview, Nehls alleged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, “is weaponizing the U.S. Capitol Police to investigate me, to try to silence me, intimidate me, and quite honestly, to destroy me.” Pelosi noted Wednesday that she has “no power over the Capitol Police.”… (Excerpt from Newsmax)
