Rep. Nadler Says DHS Is ‘Lying’ About Detaining His Aide: ‘The Tactics Were Totally Unacceptable, and They Needed a Warrant’

BOLDUAN Congressman you have ░░░░░░░░ situation you re also ░░░░░░░░ with that I wanted ░░░░░░░░ ask you about of ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ the video that we ░░░░░░░░ obtained for our viewers ░░░░░░░░ I describe the situation ░░░░░░░░ happened last week Federal ░░░░░░░░ with DHS were seen ░░░░░░░░ into your district office ░░░░░░░░ New York They handcuffed ░░░░░░░░ detained one of your ░░░░░░░░ for a period of ░░░░░░░░ And according to DHS ░░░░░░░░ the statement that they ░░░░░░░░ out it says that ░░░░░░░░ agents entered because they ░░░░░░░░ told protesters were in ░░░░░░░░ office and that they ░░░░░░░░ concerned for the safety ░░░░░░░░ your staff When they ░░░░░░░░ the quote from DHS ░░░░░░░░ One individual became verbally ░░░░░░░░ and physically blocked access ░░░░░░░░ the office And the ░░░░░░░░ was detained so the ░░░░░░░░ could conduct their check ░░░░░░░░ then were released What ░░░░░░░░ your view of what ░░░░░░░░ NADLER My view of ░░░░░░░░ happened is outrageous My ░░░░░░░░ concern was for the ░░░░░░░░ of my staff member ░░░░░░░░ I didn t say ░░░░░░░░ I decided to speak ░░░░░░░░ after the DHS released ░░░░░░░░ misleading and frankly lying ░░░░░░░░ about what happened They ░░░░░░░░ DHS was upset that ░░░░░░░░ of my staff members ░░░░░░░░ watching them grab immigrants ░░░░░░░░ from an immigration court ░░░░░░░░ the same building a ░░░░░░░░ below They were upset ░░░░░░░░ my staff invited some ░░░░░░░░ the observers up to ░░░░░░░░ office They then came ░░░░░░░░ to the office and ░░░░░░░░ entrance One of my ░░░░░░░░ members said you can ░░░░░░░░ come in here you ░░░░░░░░ a warrant They said ░░░░░░░░ we don t need ░░░░░░░░ warrant which is incorrect ░░░░░░░░ is and they barged ░░░░░░░░ and in barging in ░░░░░░░░ of the officers a ░░░░░░░░ big heavyset fellow pushed ░░░░░░░░ aide a very petite ░░░░░░░░ woman and they then ░░░░░░░░ that she pushed back ░░░░░░░░ they shackled her and ░░░░░░░░ her downstairs and she ░░░░░░░░ obviously traumatized Now the ░░░░░░░░ is that this was ░░░░░░░░ unacceptable the tactics were ░░░░░░░░ unacceptable and they needed ░░░░░░░░ warrant and my office ░░░░░░░░ a congressional office it ░░░░░░░░ a completely separate Branch ░░░░░░░░ government a co equal ░░░░░░░░ of government with the ░░░░░░░░ for which they work ░░░░░░░░ they had no right ░░░░░░░░ come in they had ░░░░░░░░ right to disregard the ░░░░░░░░ equal Branch of government ░░░░░░░░ is to say Congress ░░░░░░░░ I am demanding I ░░░░░░░░ asking for an investigation ░░░░░░░░ m communicating with Jim ░░░░░░░░ the chairman of the ░░░░░░░░ Committee demanding an investigation ░░░░░░░░ this incident generally of ░░░░░░░░ tactics which are frankly ░░░░░░░░ threatening to liberty BOLDUAN ░░░░░░░░ have you reached out ░░░░░░░░ the secretary I mean ░░░░░░░░ the ranking member in ░░░░░░░░ one of the senior ░░░░░░░░ in the House you ░░░░░░░░ access to reaching out ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Homeland ░░░░░░░░ in ways that you ░░░░░░░░ an average individual does ░░░░░░░░ Have you reached out ░░░░░░░░ the secretary Have you ░░░░░░░░ anything have you heard ░░░░░░░░ back crosstalk NADLER No ░░░░░░░░ I have not reached ░░░░░░░░ I have not reached ░░░░░░░░ yet The young woman ░░░░░░░░ after I showed up ░░░░░░░░ the scene and spoke ░░░░░░░░ the DHS people they ░░░░░░░░ unshackled her and let ░░░░░░░░ go So I felt ░░░░░░░░ need to talk to ░░░░░░░░ secretary Now I do ░░░░░░░░ a need to have ░░░░░░░░ congressional investigation and that ░░░░░░░░ why I m asking ░░░░░░░░ Jordan to hold an ░░░░░░░░ a hearing a committee ░░░░░░░░ and to that committee ░░░░░░░░ I assume we ll ░░░░░░░░ the secretary BOLDUAN Real ░░░░░░░░ has Jim Jordan said ░░░░░░░░ will NADLER We haven ░░░░░░░░ asked him yet We ░░░░░░░░ writing a letter now ░░░░░░░░ Got it Well we ░░░░░░░░ follow up on that ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ coming in Thank you ░░░░░░░░ your time John NADLER ░░░░░░░░ re quite welcome.”