Federal officials handcuffed an aide of Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) in his Manhattan office on Wednesday, and the incensed congressman is pointing his finger at President Donald Trump.

When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers entered the office they handcuffed an aide and accused staffers of “harboring rioters,” the Gothamist red on Friday, noting one staff member asked to see a warrant.

In video footage of the incident, one person is heard saying, “No, she did not. That is not what happened,” while an officer handcuffs the aide who appears to be crying. “She pushed him back,” one of the officers says.

Then play by play

An officer is heard saying, "Stop resisting," a few moments later, as the attendant continued to converse with him:

The incident was described in the Gothamist article, which noted that the staff member was not detained or charged, and that the case was resolved.

DHS later said in a statement that “one individual” — the woman seen being handcuffed — had blocked police from performing a security check they intended to do based on information there were protesters in the lawmaker’s office. Later that day, protesters gathered outside of the federal building, demonstrating against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Nadler’s office would not comment on what led up to the chaotic incident, but two people who were at the courthouse to monitor ICE activity said the confrontation came after ICE officers threatened to arrest them and other advocates, and a Nadler staffer invited the advocates inside.

From DHS

In comments to reporters DHS said, “Based on earlier incidents in a nearby facility, FPS officers were concerned about the safety of the federal employees in the office and went to the location to ensure the safety and wellbeing of those present.”

According to law enforcement, Officers arrived and said the woman who ended up in handcuffed was “verbally confrontational and physically blocked access to the office” after the officers identified themselves and stated why they were there.

Police reportedly detained multiple protesters who had obstructed traffic outside the building, according to a spokeswoman for the New York Police Department.

“In the demonstration, mutual aid volunteers assisting immigrants tried to block ICE vans transporting detained immigrants from leaving the building, according to organizers. Eighteen protesters were issued criminal summons, and five people were arrested and charged, the NYPD spokesperson said,” the Gothamist report read.

From Nadler

Nadler accused Trump and DHS of "sowing chaos" through "intimidation tactics against both citizens and non-citizens in a reckless and dangerous manner" in a statement released on Saturday.

“If this can happen in a Member of Congress’s office, it can happen to anyone – and it is happening,” he wrote,

He then called on Trump and DHS to “halt the use of these dangerous tactics and to abandon use of the expedited removal process which denies due process to immigrants and citizens alike.”