Schiff tweet: appalling that an American reporter was harassed by a federal employee while re-enteri

[Dennis Donovan]

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Adam Schiff ✔ @RepAdamSchiff

It's appalling that an American reporter was harassed by a federal employee while reentering our country, and it’s happened before. This must be investigated and corrective action taken.

Reporters aren’t the enemy of the people, they’re a foundation of our democracy.

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The Washington Post ✔ @washingtonpost

Journalist says a CBP officer withheld his passport until he agreed he writes "propaganda" https://wapo.st/31MOMUp

11:39 AM - Oct 6, 2019 · Washington, DC

[Wounded Bear]

1. K & R...for visibility...nt

[dalton99a]

2. That asshole should be identified and fired.

[triron]

4. For sure.

[KPN]

6. My first thought exactly. Chances of that happening? Depends on the

media and Congress.

[Sherman A1]

7. Agreed

[highplainsdem]

10. +1,000,000

[Talitha]

18. Agreed!!

[NewJeffCT]

22. If they get fired

they'll just end up with a gig on Fox News or One America

[Hortensis]

29. "A @CBP that does this to journalists in airports is doing far worse

to migrants in camps. But they're powerless, and you can help rein in these thugs."

This is only ONE example of what our wannabe Brownshirts are like -- currently without the power to beat and kill free citizens on the streets but eager for the day to come.

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[pangaia]

3. I hope he got his name...

[triron]

5. Our new Gestapo.

[warmfeet]

8. CBP officer should be summarily fired.

Effing fascists!

[PatrickforO]

9. Looks like CBP and ICE need a massive restructuring and

exhaustive retraining around political neutrality and acting in a nonpartisan fashion.

[wasupaloopa]

11. My trump loving brother-in-law is visiting this weekend. He talked about fake news, there is no

need for college, the Democrats. He is like a tape recorder playing back Fox News talking points.

When he began talking about Democrats his wife, my wife's sister, told him that he committed a party foul.

[LuckyLib]

12. No need for college until he needs a knee replacement--

oh, and that will be paid for with Medicare. My sympathies to those folks who have family members who are Trumpsters.

[Maraya1969]

13. Well Trump has got his SS men. This guy is the same type that turned on the gas chambers without

batting an eye.

[certainot]

14. all this gets excused and enabled at your

local rw radio stations.

all their advertisers need to be boycotted and the 87+ universities and pro sports teams that support them need to be protested until they start looking for alternatives

[calimary]

26. THIS!!!

Get his name. That officer who wouldn’t give the passport back unless its owner knuckles under. The American Gestapo.

[mountain grammy]

15. More and more.. gestapo..

[BlancheSplanchnik]

16. Dump's rabid followers love taking jobs like CBP.

Just like dressing up for Schutzstaffel (SS) duty. Woohoo shine up your jackboots, boys.

[malaise]

17. Glad Schiff raised this - it is now national news

This is absolutely unacceptable

[bdamomma]

31. this has been going on for a while I bet.

Remember when customs officers were harassing Americans going into Canada after the election, asking Americans who they voted for.

What sick bastards.

Hi malaise

[malaise]

32. So I am hearing

[GoCubsGo]

19. W. T. F??????

[subana]

20. it's like all they know how to do is

threaten, harass or extort!! Anything that involves crime, they seem to be very experienced at! But anything legal or judicial, they don't have any idea of how to do those things!

[Ilsa]

21. "As a matter of fact, I'm doing a special report on

CBP employees who illegally detain reporters. Smile for for the camera, agent Dickface."

[Nitram]

23. FIRE THE FUCKER!

[Firestorm49]

24. How naziesque. Boy,things getting worse by the day under this treasonous President.

[ck4829]

25. K&R

[bonniebgood]

27. will SOMEONE PLEASE TELL THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES that they work for

You the Taxpayer. Government Socialist Welfare Paychecks. and that They don't get to harass their employers.

[Hortensis]

28. From Walt Shaub, director of U.S. Office of Government Ethics

until 2017, who was quoted as saying this incident needs to be reported to the DHSOIG:

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and

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[bdamomma]

30. this was horrible

what had happened to this journalist, being harassed like this. That CBP officer needs to be terminated.

[The_Counsel]

33. Wait...Isn't This How Communists Roll??

It has been a common thing for prisoners of war to be held/tortured until they "confessed" to whatever acts the captors felt like accusing them of that day. How is this lunacy from this demented CBP officer ANY different?

[magicarpet]

34. CBP/ICE,.... Jack Booted Fascist Thugs.

trDump's new Praetorian Guards.