Congressman Hamadeh Calls on Civil Rights Department Leader to End DOJ Oversight of Law Enforcement

WASHINGTON DC - This week, Congressman Abraham J. Hamadeh (AZ-08) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon as part of an effort he began earlier this year on behalf of the men and women of local law enforcement who have been the victims of the Biden Administration's weaponization of the Department of Justice. 

Congressman Hamadeh has been working with the Trump Administration including Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to rescind the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) report on the Phoenix Police Department. 

In his letters to President Trump, AG Bondi, Asst. AG Dhillon, and Director Patel, Congressman Hamadeh notified them that, “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. They were met with stonewalling, mischaracterized testimony, and a final report riddled with glaring inaccuracies. The Biden DOJ’s claim that Phoenix Police Department officers violated constitutional standards during unrest following one of President Trump’s rallies was absurd. That claim is especially ludicrous because the Ninth Circuit affirmed that the department’s actions were lawful. The Biden DOJ ignored this and many other court-backed facts, choosing instead to cherry-pick narratives that support their political agenda.”

“I am grateful that others are following my lead and stepping up to the plate to go to bat for our men and women in blue who has served so professionally and selflessly,” stated Congressman Hamadeh. “The men and women of our local law enforcement agencies run to the sound of danger, so it is only right that we run to their defense when they are under fire from political opportunists.”