{"id":15837,"date":"2025-10-06T03:55:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T03:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=15837"},"modified":"2025-10-06T03:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T03:55:41","slug":"doj-to-probe-portland-police-dept-after-shocking-arrest-of-conservative-influencer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=15837","title":{"rendered":"DOJ To Probe Portland Police Dept. After Shocking Arrest of Conservative Influencer"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-52007\" class=\"hitmag-single post-52007 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Last night in Portland, police put independent conservative journalist Nick Sortor in handcuffs \u2014 and he didn\u2019t mince words about it.<\/p>\n<p>Sortor immediately warned officers that they had just made a huge mistake, telling them in no uncertain terms that targeting a journalist for simply doing his job wouldn\u2019t be swept under the rug:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou PROVED what we\u2019ve all been saying for years: you\u2019re CORRUPT and CONTROLLED by vioIent Antifa thugs who terrorize the streets. You thought arresting me would make me shut up and go away. You couldn\u2019t have been more wrong. Stay tuned,\u201d Sortor wrote on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1974112113326239852&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F10%2F03%2Fdoj-to-probe-portland%2F&amp;sessionId=eb71a97504bb7834a9431ac34104cf07ea14d3ed&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1974112113326239852\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now Sortor says the situation has escalated to the federal level. According to the journalist, he received a personal phone call from Attorney General Pam Bondi, who assured him that the Department of Justice will be launching an investigation into the Portland Police Bureau.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1974121124968739069&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F10%2F03%2Fdoj-to-probe-portland%2F&amp;sessionId=eb71a97504bb7834a9431ac34104cf07ea14d3ed&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1974121124968739069\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Trump DOJ WILL NOT allow Portland Police to continue to do the bidding of Antifa,\u201d Sortor wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Bondi issued a memo on Sept. 30 warning that violence against federal law enforcement would not be tolerated, writing:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Riots in Los Angeles and Portland reflect a more than 1,000 percent increase in attacks on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers since January 21, 2025, compared to the same period last year.\u201d Last week, \u201ca sniper opened fire from a nearby rooftop on [an ICE] Dallas field office,\u201d leaving one dead and two others critically wounded.<\/p>\n<p>This past weekend, while Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson were villainizing ICE agents as Nazis and secret police, more than \u201c200 rioters blocked access to one of the gates in front of\u201d an ICE processing facility in the Chicago area, \u201cchanting \u2018Arrest ICE, Shoot ICE\u2019\u201d and \u201cattempting to forcibly and illegally trespass on federal property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least one rioter was arrested with a firearm. \u201cRioters arrived with boxes of fireworks, N-95 masks, gas masks, goggles, knee and elbow protection, and large quantities of food and water.\u201d Likewise, \u201c[r]ioters in Portland, Oregon have repeatedly attacked and laid siege to an ICE processing center.\u201d These rioters have been well-organized and appear to be well-funded.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Portland was already on the DOJ\u2019s radar \u2014 which makes it all the more reckless for the Portland Police Bureau to keep turning a blind eye to Antifa\u2019s violent crime spree while hauling off conservative journalists in handcuffs.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon weighed in as well: \u201cPortland: it\u2019s FO time. Buckle up.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1974129262145024506&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F10%2F03%2Fdoj-to-probe-portland%2F&amp;sessionId=eb71a97504bb7834a9431ac34104cf07ea14d3ed&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1974129262145024506\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Podcaster Tim Pool wrote on X, \u201c<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\" data-pasted=\"true\">I am calling on the Trump administration to launch a legal challenge against Oregon following the arrest of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@nicksortor\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">and if necessary deploy National Guard. Oregon has failed to uphold federal and state law and we should not tolerate it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dhillon responded to him, saying the Trump administration was \u201con it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buckle up, you Antifa scumbags. Your free ride is about to end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"hm-related-posts\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night in Portland, police put independent conservative journalist Nick Sortor in handcuffs \u2014 and he didn\u2019t mince words about it. 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