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The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into unrest that unfolded outside a Turning Point USA event at University of California, Berkeley on Monday.

"Mob assault and thuggish intimidation of attendees exercising their First Amendment rights are unacceptable," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon wrote in a post announcing the probe on X.

The atmosphere was tense as left-wing agitators swarmed Zellerbach Hall where the event, which was the last stop on the "This is the Turning Point" tour, was held.

Attendees were forced to navigate a mob of hostile agitators in order to enter and exit the event, while police held back a screaming and sometimes violent mob. Video

The event featured actor Rob S

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