Fri Feb 11, 2022 – 10:59 am ESTFri Feb 11, 2022 – 11:12 am EST
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — The Inspector General for the U.S. Capitol Police (UCSP) has launched an investigation into allegations of improper surveillance by the law enforcement agency.
The Federalist reported on the investigation on February 8.
The investigation began after Congressman Troy Nehls (R-TX) said two police officers entered his office without his permission, while his staff were gone, and photographed a whiteboard that had notes from meetings with his team.
Maybe it is because I have been a vocal critic of @SpeakerPelosi, the @January6thCmte, and @CapitolPolice leadership about their handling of January 6th, the death of Ashli Babbitt and the subsequent SHAM investigation.
— Congressman Troy Nehls (@RepTroyNehls) February 8, 2022
Congressman Nehls said intelligence analysts with UCSP “investigated my office illegally, and one of my staffers caught them in the act.”
“On November 20th, 2021, Capitol Police entered my office without my knowledge and photographed confidential legislative products protected by the Speech and Debate clause enshrined in the Constitution, Article 1 Section 6,” Nehls wrote.
“Two days later on Monday November 22, 2021 (Thanksgiving week), three intelligence
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