House Intelligence Committee Begins Probe into Federal Response to Ongoing Riots

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, right, speaks accompanied by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), during a news conference on Capitol Hill, after a meeting at the White House in Washington on June 30, 2020. Alex Brandon/AP Photo

The House Intelligence Committee is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about their handling of the riots in Portland and other U.S. cities.

Chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) sent a letter to DHS calling for information on the intelligence collected by the department on what he called peaceful protestors and journalists.