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— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) February 10, 2022
The U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger invited the organization's inspector general to investigate his department after several Republican lawmakers demanded a probe following allegations that the agency investigates people who meet with lawmakers, and even the lawmakers themselves.
Manger defended his department's investigative measures that originally came under scrutiny in a Politico article last month. Following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Capitol Police intelligence officers started "scrutinizing the backgrounds of people who meet with lawmakers," three sources confirmed to Politico.
In response, seven Republican representatives – Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), Troy Nehls (R-Texas), and Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) – wrote a letter in January demanding answers on the alleged surveillance of constituents.
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