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The White House denies the allegations as ‘false’ and says the ‘first amendment does not protect violent rioting’<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/06/donald-trump-ads-diesel-baltimore-midterms-media-latest-news-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US politics live – latest updates</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> ordered the FBI to investigate protesters in Los Angeles who were demonstrating against the president’s immigration crackdown, according to a whistleblower complaint.US senator Alex Padilla, a Democrat who represents California and serves on the Senate judiciary committee, said his office had received a copy of the complaint, which makes sweeping allegations about the Trump administration’s response to protests in LA in early 2025. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/06/trump-fbi-ice-la-protesters" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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