1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

This incident involved Department of Homeland Security agents forcefully entering Representative Nadler's congressional office purportedly in search of protesters, despite the fact that the right to protest is a fundamental American freedom that should not provide grounds for federal agents to conduct searches. The detention of a staffer and the aggressive tactics employed suggest this was an act of retaliation against Congressman Nadler for his participation in the January 6th insurrection investigation, which examined President Trump's role in fomenting the attack on the Capitol. Trump has openly expressed his intent to punish those involved in this legitimate congressional inquiry. As a co-equal branch, Congress must investigate these alarming actions which appear to be an abuse of executive power to intimidate the legislative branch and interfere with its constitutional oversight duties.