House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) launched an investigation Monday into President Trump's allegations that D.C. crime data is being manipulated by local police leadership.

Why it matters: The action comes less than a week after the Justice Department announced a federal probe into the statistics. • The Trump administration is facing escalating pushback over the president's decision to frame federal agents' involvement in D.C. as a public safety issue when violent crime in the city is at a 30-year low.

What they're saying: "A whistleblower with direct knowledge of internal MPD operations and crime data discussions also informed the Committee that crime statistics were allegedly manipulated on a widespread basis and at the direction of senior MPD officials," Comer wrote

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