Pettibone told The Washington Post that the federal agents did not tell him why he had been picked up or provide a record of his arrest. Men wearing fatigues and helmets jumped out of a van and started running toward O’Shea and other protesters, who quickly dispersed. The Oregon Department of Justice Criminal Justice Division has also opened an investigation into that incident. In response, federal agents used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to disperse a crowd, and several people were arrested. Mayor Wheeler said the federal agents were Trump’s “personal army” and called on them to leave Portland.

Source: Washington Post July 18, 2020 23:26 UTC