Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for probe into Tesla attacks

• The eight representatives — all members of the House subcommittee for the DOGE — called on Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI director Kash Patel to investigate the protests, which they called "extremism."
• The letter comes a day after Trump said he would label violence against Tesla dealerships as "domestic terrorism."

Driving the news: The letter said the attacks involved "coordinated acts of vandalism, arson, and other acts of violence" and are a "serious threat to public safety."

• It goes on to suggest that groups like Antifa might be involved, and that "recent reports, including from Elon Musk himself" have said that "Democrat-affilated, non-governmental organizations (NGOs)" including Rise & Resist and the Democratic Socialists of America are linked to the violence.
• The letter also alleges that the NGOs have links to Act Blue, which it calls a superPAC. However, ActBlue is not a superPAC but the Democratic Party's small-dollar funding platform, and does not decide who receives funding. Donors direct their money to specific candidates or organizations.

Yes, but: The letter offered no evidence regarding alleged connections between violence at the dealerships and the Democrat-affiliated groups.

• While reports of protests have been widespread, and the instances of violence documented across the U.S., no immediate links to any of the groups are publicly known.
• "We are a nonviolent grassroots protest movement," #TeslaTakedown organizers said in a statement. "We oppose violence and destruction of property. Peaceful protest is not domestic terrorism. They are trying to intimidate us. We will not let them succeed."

Between the lines: The House representatives requested in the letter that Bondi and Patel launch an investigation to determine connections between the organizers of the attacks and the NGOs.

• The letter also requests that they find out if any federal funds have been issued to the NGOs.
• "The American public deserves transparency and assurance that their tax dollars are not being used to fund domestic political terrorism," the letter said.

Zoom in: Most of the protests outside Tesla dealerships and factories have remained peaceful, though some instances of violence were reported in the past weeks.

• Cybertrucks at a Seattle dealership were set on fire, and graffiti saying "No Musk" with a swastika-like symbol was found at a dealer in Maryland the day after a protest was held.
• In Colorado, a woman was arrested for painting "Nazi" under the dealership sign, as well as several other instances of vandalism, including lighting fires using Molotov cocktails on the lot.
• In Manhattan, several protesters were arrested for disorderly conduct outside a Tesla dealer during a protest involving around 350 people.

Zoom out: Amid the violence, Trump has thrown his support behind Musk and Tesla, even testing out several cars produced by the company at the White House on Tuesday.

• The president promised to buy one of the vehicles for his staff to use as Secret Service protocols don't allow him to drive.
• "Number one, it's a great product. As good as it gets," Trump said about his purchase Tuesday, standing next to Musk. "Number two, this man has devoted his energy and his life to doing this, and I think he's been treated very unfairly."

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Editor's note: This story was updated with a statement from #TeslaTakedown.