She added, “I’m going to sue everybody who the facts and the law support being sued.”
The attack left Ngo bloodied and bruised. He was also required to stay in the hospital overnight due to a brain bleed. In a video after the attack, the journalist, who looked shaken and covered in the white liquid, said his attackers had also stolen his camera equipment.
During her July 2 interview, Dhillon said although several people were arrested on the day, those who attacked Ngo have not yet been arrested, adding that authorities are aware of some of the people involved.
Following the attack, the apparent lack of police intervention and presence during the incident came into the spotlight after videos of the incident circulated on social media.
“I kept thinking ‘where are the police.’ I could see the Multnomah county justice center but no police arrived,” Ngo said.
“To federal law enforcement: investigate & bring legal action against a Mayor who has, for political reasons, ordered his police officers to let citizens be attacked by domestic terrorists,” Cruz wrote in his post.
“Over the weekend some chose to engage in violence in Portland, which is unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” Wheeler wrote. “We stand against all forms of violence—regardless of someone’s political leanings.”
“Portland police officers have the unenviable task of keeping the peace. It’s a difficult job and hard decisions are made in real-time. While we continue to learn more about what transpired over the weekend, we will keep you informed. We will do everything we can to make sure that those who have committed violence are held accountable,” he added.
“Dear [TedCruz], At least get your facts straight. I ordered no such thing. Could you divert some of those investigation dollars to something that would actually benefit American cities? Infrastructure, affordable housing, mental health services come to mind,” he wrote.
Dhillon commented on the police’s lack of preparation, adding that they should have anticipated the type of violent confrontation between protestors that would ensue due to similar events in the past.
“The situation on the ground in Portland and policing is so bad that the sheriffs of the adjoining counties have refused to send mutual aid to Portland because they don’t want their own officers to be attacked,” the lawyer told Fox & Friends.
“Portland has been consistently understaffed these types of incidents, and there have been many incidents. They knew they were aware that this was going to happen and they did nothing to prevent it,” she added.
She also called the mayor’s response to the violence as “empty platitudes.”
“Goodnight everyone except Antifa criminals who I plan to sue into oblivion and then sow salt into their yoga studios and avocado toast stands until nothing grows there, not even the glimmer of a violent criminal conspiracy aided by the effete impotence of a cowed city government,” Dhillon wrote in the statement.
Hours after the attack, Dhillon took to social media to inform people that Ngo had been admitted into the hospital. She also took the opportunity to criticize those who were “gloating” about the incident.
“You sick ‘journalists’ and other hacks gloating about this should be ashamed. As for the rest, please pray for [Andy Ngo] who we need back in health—brave man!” she wrote.
The group has frequently made headlines for its violent attacks on opposing groups, particularly Trump supporters, whom they have branded as “fascists.”
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