NEW: Documents obtained by The New York Times show DHS investigated Minnesota labor, climate and faith groups, subpoenaing bank records, monitoring Signal chats and tracking license plates as part of an inquiry into protests against federal immigration enforcement.

Rep. Raskin: Todd Blanche has abandoned that commitment to protecting the rights of all Americans... He has directed the DOJ to attack the SPLC while, alongside the President, aiding and abetting right-wing extremists who commit acts of violence against racial minorities.

Rep. Raskin: Consider Trump University — a scam from top to bottom. More than 9,000 victims joined three separate class-action lawsuits... It had no real curriculum, no real professors, no actual campus, and no way to deliver on its extravagant promises to students.

Former DOJ official: Todd Blanche has demonstrated that he is willing to blow through all of the institutional guardrails at the Justice Department in service of the political agenda of Donald Trump.

Four years ago, Sgt. Aquilino Gonell risked his life defending the Capitol. Today, the same members of Congress he protected are inviting insurrectionists back. Betrayal doesn’t begin to cover it. #January6th