Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, has been accused by the Trump administration of a threat against a public official for his apparent criticism of Elon Musk in a televised interview, according to a letter posted online,

The U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. — Ed Martin, who was appointed by President Donald Trump — has launched an inquiry into a critical comment Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, recently made about Elon Musk.

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,