Arizona congressman wants DOJ report on Phoenix Police Department to be rescinded
A Republican Arizona congressman is trying to rescind the Department of Justice report on its civil rights investigation into the Phoenix Police Department.
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PHOENIX – A Republican Arizona congressman said Wednesday he is trying to rescind the Department of Justice report on its civil rights investigation into the Phoenix Police Department.
Rep. Abe Hamadeh believes the yearslong probe is an example of the Biden administration weaponizing the DOJ.
The DOJ announced August 2021 it would launch the investigation. The findings were released in June 2024.
The report documented patterns of excessive use of force, unconstitutional actions against people experiencing homelessness, discrimination against minorities and other civil rights violations.
At the time, DOJ officials said the agency will negotiate with city officials to determine what actions will be taken to address the violations. However, no final action has been taken.
Phoenix officials have been fighting the possibility of a consent decree and the court oversight that would come with it.
Rep. Abe Hamadeh sends letter seeking to rescind resort
Hamadeh intervened recently by sending FBI Director Kash Patel a letter urging him to rescind the report. The first-term District 8 congressman questioned the accuracy of the findings and expressed support for the Phoenix Police Department in the letter.
“Despite the Biden DOJ’s baseless claims, our officers did everything right, voluntarily cooperating in good faith, opening their records and participating in lengthy interviews,” he wrote. “They were met with stonewalling, mischaracterized testimony and a final report riddled with glaring inaccuracies.”
When the report was issued, the Phoenix probe was one of 11 police department investigations opened by the DOJ since April 2021.
Hamadeh said rescinding the Phoenix report will send a message that law enforcement shouldn’t be subject to political interference.
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The Biden DOJ refused to identify some of the incidents they reviewed so Phoenix couldn't dispute their findings. There's also evidence they doctored some people's responses to questions to create a narrative.
Here's an example of what the police are up against.
From a local news source.
She had an order of protection against her brother and when he showed up she called the police. Her brother was high, armed with a rifle and pointed it at police and was shot, turns out the rifle was an airsoft rifle. Regardless, LE didn't know that. But in her mind the police were wrong. She filed a lawsuit and lost.
According to the anti-police media and the stories she shares there is no excuse for shooting and killing a suspect, even if that suspect is armed and just shot and killed a fellow LE officer.
Now she sits on the Phoenix city council. Scary.
Easy, quit policing in neighborhoods that dont want them there.
The democrat DOJ was the most corrupt ever. Rescind their mistakes