A police report has been filed after a conservative news reporter affiliated with activist Laura Loomer was seen being confronted by Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett.
Crockett, a first-term Democrat from Texas who assumed office in January 2023, was already facing backlash on Tuesday for remarks she made the day before about Texas Governor Greg Abbott‘s paralysis that were viewed by some as incendiary.
Why It Matters
Crockett’s garnered plenty of her party’s spotlight since President Donald Trump took office in January, speaking publicly and openly about Trump, Elon Musk and other Republican lawmakers and their policies.
She’s been a staunch defender of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and was critical of her Republican counterparts who were either downplaying the impact of DOGE-inspired budget cuts or skipping town halls with constituents.
U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett speaks onstage during Human Rights Campaign's 2025 Los Angeles Dinner at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 22,… | Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Human Rights Campaign/Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Human Rights Campaign
On Monday, during an LGBTQ+ themed event in Los Angeles sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign, Crockett referred to Abbott as “Governor Hot Wheels.” She also called him a “hot a** mess.”
Abbott, 67, became paralyzed in 1984 at the age of 26 when a large oak tree fell on his back while he was jogging around Houston.
Some conservatives called her remarks “sickening.” Conservative-minded organizations, like the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), tied her commentary to her growing stature within the Democratic Party—referring to her as the party’s “unquestioned leader.”
Previous video that went viral showed Crockett telling supporters that March 29 is her birthday, and “all she wants” on her birthday is for Musk “to be taken down.” Her remarks were rebuked by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, who warned Crockett on Sunday to “tread carefully.”
What To Know
Around 10 a.m. ET Tuesday in the Rayburn House building, outside of the Judiciary Committee hearing room in the U.S. Capitol, Crockett was questioned by Loomer Unleashed Washington, D.C., correspondent Charles Downs. Downs works for Loomer and contributes toward the show that airs on Rumble.
Video taken by Downs and subsequently posted to X shows Downs trying to ask Crockett questions about whether she “condemns violence” related to the 500-plus planned “Tesla Takedown” protests planned for Saturday.
Crockett originally ignores the questions while having a walking back-and-forth with Republican Representative Tim Burchett of Tennessee. Audio is muffled but some of the conversation includes mentions of “horse manure.”
Near the end of the 30-second recording, Downs asks once more and Crockett moves toward him and grab his phone, distorting the video. The video has been viewed on X over 1.7 million times.
Downs filed a police report on Tuesday afternoon with U.S. Capitol Police (USCP). The complaint was shared with Newsweek.
“I just left Capitol Police headquarters in DC where I filed a police report against Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett for ASSAULT, BATTERY AND ATTEMPTED THEFT OF MY CELL phone simply because I respectfully asked her to condemn the violence she has been inciting at Tesla showrooms,” Downs wrote on X.
Newsweek reached out to Crockett’s office and USCP for comment.
In the police report, Downs said that Crockett “became violent and assaulted me after I asked her in my professional capacity as a journalist working for Loomer Unleashed about her recent violent rhetoric regarding President Trump, Elon Musk and Tesla showrooms.”
Downs also alleged that Crockett “attempted to steal my cellphone out of my hand,” which he claims is backed up by the video.
A photo of Downs’ hand following the ordeal was also posted to X, showing how Crockett purportedly “left a red mark and indentations.”
“I instructed Charles Downs to file a police report against [Crockett] for battery and assault,” Loomer told Newsweek. “You can see the photos of her nail marks, because she has very long, ghetto nails. She dug her nails into his hand very violently. You can see the indentation marks on his hand.”
Loomer and Downs also questioned Crockett’s response, which was posted on X and stated the following:
“This morning an individual attempted to my invade [sic] personal safety for a soundbite. Thank you to my Colleague @RepTimBurchett for putting himself between me and the individual to ensure I made it to Committee. In a time of division, he put respect and safety first and I appreciate it.”
Newsweek also reached out to Burchett’s office for comment.
“We’re going to be inquiring with the office of Republican Congressman Tim Burchett about why he just, I believe, stood by and didn’t do anything,” Loomer added. “You can see he’s being rather chummy with her in the video.
“So, it’s kind of bizarre that a Republican member of Congress would be so chummy with a congresswoman who…was on a video call with organizers of the Tesla Takedown movement calling for Elon to be taken down and taken out.”
Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson should censure Crockett for her actions, Loomer added.
Downs also alleged that a USCP officer requested his identification “and treated me as though I were a criminal, despite me showing him video evidence that Rep. Crockett had moved into my personal space and grabbed at me and my personal property, assaulting me, while I remained calm.”
What People Are Saying
Loomer: “It’s behavior that is totally unbecoming of a member of Congress, and we can’t allow for violence to be tolerated in the halls of Congress. … We weren’t doing anything wrong. We’re standing in the halls of Congress like reporters do every day, and we asked [Crockett] about her very viral comments, which are now the subject of national media concern.”
What Happens Next
USCP says that it “investigates all complaints of alleged misconduct in a comprehensive and objective manner.”
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