The U.S. Department of Justice says it will launch a widescale probe of the Portland Police Bureau following the arrest of a conservative online journalist and influencer Thursday.

The first news of the “full investigation” came not from official sources, however, but was blasted out on social media by the independent journalist, Nicholas Sortor, just hours after he was released from the downtown Portland jail.

In an email, DOJ spokesperson Natalie Baldassarre said Sortor’s statement was “confirmed” but provided no other details.

Around 7:30 a.m., Sortor posted on X that Bondi had personally called him to deliver news of the investigation.

Speaking at a press conference later Friday morning, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the arrest “extremely troubling,” claim

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