Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democratic darling from Long Beach, is facing scrutiny from President Trump's Department of Justice for his recent comments about Elon Musk. Garcia has skewered Musk on several occasions since the billionaire began his mission to gut the federal government using his newly created Department of Government Efficiency,

"Trump’s Department of Justice is targeting me for criticizing Elon Musk. Members of Congress have a right to speak freely and oppose the Administration – especially as they try to destroy our agencies and federal institutions,

Ed Martin, the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, has sent letters to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), accusing the two of threatening public

Analysts say Ed Martin’s ‘Operation Whirlwind,’ which targets statements by Democrats and others about Elon Musk and Supreme Court justices, is meant to stifle criticism.

The DC US attorney said Garcia’s remark “sounds to some like a threat to Mr. Musk — an appointed representative of President Donald Trump who you call a ‘d–k’ — and

Rep. Robert Garcia has run afoul of Elon Musk and, by extension, the Department of Justice. The Democratic congressman shared a letter from interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin that revealed he's the target of an “inquiry” thanks to his disparaging comments about the billionaire.