Democrats Push Republicans For Kristi Noem Testimony On Alex Padilla Incident
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Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) wants Republicans to subpoena Noem over Padilla's rough treatment.
WASHINGTON – Democrats want Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem to testify on Capitol Hill about the manhandling of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.).
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) and other House Democrats asked House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.) in a letter Friday “to demand sworn testimony” from Noem, by subpoena if necessary, about the “violent detention” of Padilla.
Federal law enforcement officials forcibly removed Padilla from a Noem press conference in a federal building in Los Angeles on Thursday, with video showing agents pushing him to the floor and handcuffing him after he tried to interrupt Noem’s remarks with a question.
The Department of Homeland Security said shortly after the incident that Secret Service agents “thought he was an attacker” and acted appropriately in response. Video showed Padilla identifying himself as a U.S. senator as he was pushed from the room.
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