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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bruce Golding

Trump pushed FBI to investigate anti-ICE demonstrators in LA, whistleblower claims

President Donald Trump allegedly ordered an investigation of activists in Los Angeles after watching a video of protesters using megaphones to warn people about immigration enforcement activities, according to a report Tuesday.

Then-acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, now a federal appeals judge, also allegedly told the head of the FBI's LA field office to open a probe of demonstrations outside the city's federal building, NBC News said.

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