Washington, D.C. (Sept. 14, 2022)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent a letter to Eric Patterson, Director of the Federal Protective Service, seeking information about the agency’s efforts to protect federal government employees in light of a sharp increase in threats following passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the execution of a court-authorized search warrant by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club.
“We are alarmed that leaders in the Republican Party have promoted false conspiracy theories and fueled violent threats against federal workers, putting the lives of law enforcement officials and other patriotic public servants at risk,” wrote the Chairs.
Republican leaders have falsely suggested that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would use the Inflation Reduction Act to hire thousands of new armed agents to target and even kill Americans. They have also demonized federal law enforcement officers and hinted at possible violence in response to the court-authorized search of Mar-a-Lago.
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