AOC Presses DOJ For Answers Following Homan’s Probe Warning
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) arrives for the first day of
the 119th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on
January 03, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent a letter on Friday to
Attorney General Pam Bondi
requesting “clarity” as to whether the
Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating her over “Know Your Rights”
webinars discussing immigration organized by the Democrat’s office.
BREAKING:
AOC sends a letter to AG Pam Bondi asking if she is under investigation
for giving advice to criminal aliens on how to evade ICE. pic.twitter.com/N9yhXUsnaX
The letter comes after the Trump administration border czar Tom Homan,
during an interview with Fox News
earlier this week, said he was “working with the Department of Justice”
to determine if Ocasio-Cortez was “crossing the line” after her team
hosted a “Know Your Rights” webinar focused on preparing people for
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
“I sent an email today to the deputy attorney general. At what level
is that impediment? Is that impediment? Maybe AOC is going to be in
trouble now,” Homan said.
“I write to request clarity on whether the Department of Justice
(DOJ) has yielded to political pressure and attempts to weaponize the
agency against elected officials whose speech they disagree with,” AOC
stated.
“Over the past two weeks, ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan has gone on
multiple forums threatening political prosecution against me, citing
resources I distributed informing my constituents and the American
public of their constitutional and legal rights,” she continued.
The New York Democrat went on to say that she has not yet received
“any referral from the federal government” about a potential
investigation.
She claimed that “Homan’s actions undercut core Constitutional rights
and further transparency is necessary,” adding that “[t]hreatening
criminal proceedings for exercising the First Amendment is itself a
violation of the First Amendment.”
“Educating the public about their rights, especially in a time of
rising uncertainty, is a key part of our responsibility as elected
officials,” she continued. “A government that uses threats of DOJ
investigations to suppress free speech is a threat to all, regardless of
political ideology.”
She has asked for an update from the DOJ on the status of the investigation, if there is one, by March 5th. The Democrat copied the 47th president on the letter.
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