‘Oregonians demand answers about paramilitary assaults’

Oregon's US senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with US Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici now want the US Department of Justice and the Inspector General's office to investigate the federal agents presence in Portland.

They earlier sent a letter to Wolf and Attorney General William Barr condemning the escalation of violent tactics against protesters.

"DHS and DOJ are engaged in acts that are horrific and outrageous in our constitutional democratic republic," Merkley said in a release. "First, they are deploying paramilitary forces with no identification indicating who they are or who they work for. Second, these agents are snatching people off the street with no underlying justification. Both of these acts are profound offenses against Americans.