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, 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 Justice Department is pressing Congressman Robert Garcia for answers after his comments about Elon Musk. Garcia, calling him the D word and saying that democrats should bring "actual weapons to this bar fight.