Rep. Doug Collins Calls on Nadler to Hold Hearings on ‘Police Brutality and Violent Protests’

The ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee is calling on the panel to examine police brutality and the protests that have swept the nation over the past week.

Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) wrote in a letter to Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), obtained by Fox News, “These riots are —literally and figuratively—tearing our country apart.”

He continued, “I support every American’s right to exercise their constitutional right to protest.”

However, he noted, “Many peaceful protests were overtaken by rioters with the sole purpose of setting our cities on fire.”

“As a committee, we should come together to discuss these issues and to investigate how domestic terrorists, like Antifa, are exploiting times of crisis to sow discord among the American people,” Collins added.

Collins claimed that the House Judiciary Committee has been “on the sidelines” and holding hearings on mail-in voting rather than “appalling police brutality” and the violent demonstrations that have erupted throughout the country.

“Americans expect Congress to address the issues most critical to them, and if the last several days have shown us anything, folks across the nation are rightfully concerned about the issues of race, justice, and violence currently plaguing our country,” Collins said.

Finally, Collins urged Nadler to “immediately schedule hearings on the police brutality and violent protests plaguing our country, and to immediately begin an investigation into the role groups like Antifa play in sowing seeds of discord.”

“It’s incumbent upon the Chairman to ensure our Committee schedule reflects the seriousness of the issues our country is currently facing,” he added.