House Republicans are investigating California Governor Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass for their failure to stop violent anti-ICE riots and their opposition to federal intervention. The probe centers on sanctuary policies, dangerous street violence, and alleged political posturing during a state of emergency.
Key Facts:
- House Oversight Chair James Comer and Rep. Clay Higgins launched an investigation into Newsom and Bass’s handling of the L.A. anti-ICE riots.
- President Trump deployed 2,000 National Guardsmen after local law enforcement admitted being overwhelmed.
- Newsom and Bass protested the federal response and blamed Trump for escalating tensions.
- Congress is also probing connections to far-left activist Neville Singham, who reportedly funds riot-linked groups through nonprofit fronts.
- Newsom and AG Rob Bonta sued to stop Trump’s use of the National Guard; a federal appeals court temporarily upheld Trump’s authority.
The Rest of The Story:
President Trump sent in the National Guard and Marines to restore order in Los Angeles after riots erupted over federal ICE enforcement actions.
Local police forces, by their own admission, were unprepared.
L.A. Police Chief Jim McDonnell confirmed, “We were overwhelmed.”
Violence escalated quickly with reports of vandalism, physical attacks on law enforcement, property destruction, and street blockages.
Despite the chaos, Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass objected to the federal response.
In a letter to Newsom, House Republicans wrote, “In response to this violence, on June 8, 2025, President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and [Governor Newsom] protested President Trump’s action to quell the violence caused by the rioters in Los Angeles, even resorting to falsely blaming him for the actions of violent rioters.”
The lawmakers added, “You falsely claimed that state and local law enforcement had protests under control, however, police were clearly unable to quell the violence in Los Angeles prior to the arrival of the National Guardsmen.”
The Left is telling you that Trump's use of the National Guard is provoking the riots…
This is from before the NG arrived in LA. It was already a riot.
The NG did not provoke anything. The Left did. pic.twitter.com/YVCZ1D6dq1
— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) June 9, 2025
A similar letter was sent to Mayor Bass, outlining the same objections.
Republican investigators are now demanding communications between Newsom, Bass, and their respective law enforcement agencies regarding their response to the riots.
The requests also cover all correspondence with federal officials, as well as documentation about the weapons used during the violence.
Additionally, the probe has expanded to include billionaire Neville Singham, who reportedly funds radical left-wing groups behind the anti-ICE protests.
Lawmakers believe Singham, a resident of China with suspected ties to the Chinese Communist Party, is using a network of nonprofit shell groups to finance the unrest.
Commentary:
Newsom and Bass are now facing the consequences of policies they championed.
By declaring California and Los Angeles sanctuaries for illegal immigrants, they created an open invitation for lawlessness.
Then, they used taxpayer funds to offer benefits—free housing, healthcare, food, and education—to people here illegally, further incentivizing the influx.
When ICE attempted to enforce immigration law, chaos broke out.
Instead of supporting federal agents, Newsom and Bass sided with the very rioters creating disorder.
That move not only endangered the public but put law enforcement at greater risk.
Their refusal to acknowledge that the situation was out of control until Trump stepped in is telling.
Their own law enforcement admitted they couldn’t handle it.
That makes their objection to federal help not just hypocritical, but dangerous.
Newsom and Bass falsely blamed Trump for the violence while it was their permissive policies and political grandstanding that allowed it to grow unchecked.
How can you make something worse that’s already out of control?
Trump didn’t escalate the problem—he responded to it.
Bass eventually imposed a curfew, but only after the streets had already descended into mayhem.
Newsom, meanwhile, went to court to block the National Guard—despite overwhelming evidence that his state needed federal help.
Even after the court granted temporary relief for Trump’s deployment, Newsom continued to fight it.
His motives appear less about public safety and more about posturing for a future presidential run.
He seems more concerned with virtue signaling to a progressive base than protecting Californians.
When law and order break down, leadership is supposed to step up.
Instead, Newsom and Bass played politics, leaving citizens and officers to suffer the consequences.
That isn’t leadership—it’s negligence.
The Bottom Line:
Newsom and Bass championed sanctuary policies and failed to act when those policies fueled chaos.
They resisted federal help until the streets of Los Angeles were burning and law enforcement was overwhelmed.
Now, House Republicans are demanding answers.
It’s time accountability returned to California leadership.
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