Rep. Troy Nehls has filed a $2.5 million lawsuit against the federal government, specifically the U.S. Capitol Police. The lawsuit alleges a Capitol officer illegally entered the Texas Republican’s Washington office and took pictures of notes relating to potential legislation. Nehls was not charged with a crime. But he said follow-up by Capitol police gave the clear impression of an intimidation attempt.
Nehls said his criticism of Capitol Police relating to the Jan. 6 protests were behind him being targeted by the department.
Nehls spelled out in the suit what he believed to be the reason: “Congressman Nehls, a Republican, was one of five congressmen selected by then Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to serve on a House Committee investigating the events of January 6th. He was a vocal critic of the Capitol Police and its leadership’s failures in relation to the events that occurred on January 6th. In particular, he strongly criticized a Capitol Police officer’s shooting of Ashli Babbitt, referring to it as legally indefensible and calling for a grand jury investigation of the officer.”
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