GOP Rep Sues Capitol Police Over 2021 Office Search

Politico reports:

A House Republican is suing the federal government for $2.5 million, claiming he was retaliated against by the Capitol Police four years ago for his vocal criticism of the department’s leadership after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Rep. Troy Nehls’ unusual lawsuit, filed in federal court in his home state of Texas, accuses the Capitol Police of improperly entering his office in November 2021 and taking pictures of a whiteboard that had notes related to legislation.

An officer indicated he entered the office during a regular security sweep, according to a department report, because the door was left ajar and took pictures of the notes because he found them concerning. But Nehls called the actions part of an attempt to chill his criticism of the department. His lawyer, Terrell Roberts, has represented the family of Ashli Babbitt, a Jan. 6 rioter who was shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer.

Read the full article. A 2022 inspector general report found no evidence of wrongdoing by the police. Nehls last appeared here when he filed the resolution that resulted in the censure of Rep. Al Green for interrupting Trump’s speech to Congress. In 2024, Nehls was sued by a former aide who alleges that he was fired for being gay. Also last year, Nehls finally stopped wearing a combat badge that Pentagon officials said he had not earned.

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