Protesters say the nation's capital 'feels like it's turning into a military state' as National Guard and unidentified troops patrol the streets at Trump's command
emulate the behavior of dictators and authoritarians: cracking down on demonstrations, labeling opponents "thugs" and terrorists, and calling for the use of military force against protesters.According to Defense OneDan Friedman, a Mother Jones reporter, encountered some of the federal officers on Tuesday who replied that they were with "the Department of Justice" when asked to identify themselves.
"It is alarming that here in our nation's capital, the thousands who have turned out peacefully have been confronted with the deployment of various security officers from multiple jurisdictions, including unidentified federal law enforcement personnel," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to the president on Thursday.
Newsham said that he will ask that any federal officials who come to the DC area moving forward be "clearly identifiable as to who they are" so that people feel more comfortable."It would be incredibly unusual for BOP officers to be deployed in this manner," said John Sandweg, the former Obama-era acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the former general counsel of the Department of Homeland Security .
And if BOP officials were ordered to conceal their identities, he added, "It would be deeply troubling and beg the question: Why?" That said, he conceded that he "probably should have done a better job of marking them nationally as the agency. Point is well taken, but I assure you that no one was specifically told, to my knowledge, not to identify themselves."
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