On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate received calls for an
investigation into the funding of the Los Angeles riots, with Josh Hawley
(R-Mo.) becoming the first Republican to do so publicly.
For days, Los Angeles news has shown rioters wearing
expensive face shields, headsets, and other protective gear preparing for
confrontations with police and immigration agents, all a result of an
immigration raid conducted the weekend before the violent demonstrations by
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Even well-known media leaders in the City of Los Angeles
have condemned the provision of such equipment, which obscures protesters'
faces and protects them from less-lethal crowd control measures employed by the
National Guard and Marines. They will now be investigated.
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