Sen. Alex Padilla’s forceful removal from a Department of Homeland Security press conference has rattled Democrats in Congress, who were already taking measures to protect themselves in case the Trump administration targets them.
“We’re all looking into insurance coverage and other things for things that are unthinkable, that don’t happen in the United States — for bogus investigations and, you know, politically motivated arrests,” Rep. Jared Huffman told NOTUS.
“It’s such a glaring window into this descent to dictatorship that we’re experiencing,” the California Democrat continued.