Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Trump: Federal Agencies Launch Civil Unrest Investigation Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE - The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice are launching an investigation into "left-wing civil unrest" in "Democrat-run cities," U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday, adding that federal operations cracking down on urban violence have resulted in the arrests of 200 people, including 100 in Portland, Oregon. "In America, we will never surrender to mob rule, because if the mob rules, democracy is indeed dead," the president told reporters in the White House briefing room. .