deputization

The GOP's deputization of its own voters can be traced back to America's brutal treatment of racial minorities, Glickman said.

Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt said he has devoted significant time talking to Portland commissioners to “make sure everybody was comfortable” with the task force, understood the parameters of the officers’ federal deputization and the “urgency” of the moment.

His decision last year to maintain the federal deputization of 50 Portland police officers, despite the city’s objection and request to drop the federal authority granted to local officers, has led to a lawsuit against the U.S.

His decision last year to maintain the federal deputization of 50 Portland police officers, despite the city’s objection and request to drop the federal authority granted to local officers, has led to a lawsuit against the U.S.

Topics discussed include the deputization of Portland police officers and crowd dispersal tactics.