Leftists enraged by the Trump administration's cuts to federal spending have targeted tech billionaire Elon Musk and his Tesla electric vehicle company with not just angry protests but also criminal acts of vandalism, threats of violence, and actual physical attacks against Tesla dealerships and random Tesla vehicles owned by random innocent people.

Those acts, labeled as domestic terrorism by the White House, have been cheered on and encouraged by elected Democrats like Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), and now a Republican congressman is calling for the FBI to investigate them, Raw Story reported.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) revealed in a recent interview that he and some of his GOP colleagues have urged FBI Director Kash Patel to open a probe into whether Democrats like Crockett and Ocasio-Cortez are criminally inciting acts of domestic terrorism by the anti-Musk and anti-Tesla activists.

Are Democrats calling for acts of violence against Musk and Tesla?

During an appearance this week on the "War Room" podcast, Rep. Biggs was asked by host Steve Bannon for his thoughts on a pair of video clips that featured Reps. Crockett and Ocasio-Cortez encouraging the nationwide protests against Musk and Tesla.

Though neither congresswoman explicitly called for violence in the clips, Crockett heralded those who were "fighting" against Musk and Tesla and said her sole birthday wish was for them to be "taken down," while a member of the crowd being addressed by Ocasio-Cortez loudly shouted "bring out the guillotines" as the congresswoman railed against the alleged threats posed by wealthy "oligarchs" like Musk.

In response to those clips, Biggs said, "I think the rhetoric is abominable. It's not what we would call political discourse, it's not civil discourse."

He noted that he and several of his colleagues had just sent a letter to FBI Director Patel to remind him of the statutory definition of domestic terrorism, "and that's what is happening here. And domestic terrorism includes people who are inciting. And they're using this domestic terrorism to actually try to intimidate government officials to change policy. That is what you are seeing happening here."

"And these, these members of Congress, they're just as culpable, criminally, quite frankly, as, in my opinion, as those that are actually throwing the Molotov cocktails at the Teslas and are doxing people, just simply because they own cars," Biggs added. "What they are saying is that they want to see these people punished physically and violently. That is contrary to law. That's domestic terrorism. And I think Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, I think want to get on this, and so we sent that letter to Director Patel, and we want to see some action."

Biggs' letter to Patel

In a Friday press release, Rep. Biggs announced that he and six of his GOP colleagues had signed the letter to FBI Director Patel that requested the opening of an investigation into the alleged incitement of domestic terrorism by Democratic members of Congress.

"Recent threats and actions against Tesla dealerships and owners are dangerous and may constitute a federal crime," the Arizona Republican said in a statement. "I know that Director Patel’s FBI will thoroughly investigate these domestic terror threats."

The two-page letter to Patel stated, "We call upon you to open an inquiry into those who are fomenting, inciting, and engaging in domestic terrorism, including recent calls to action by Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. Peaceful protests have long been part of our American heritage, but there is no place for violence and our courts have agreed that incitement to violence is criminal conduct."

Democrats may be inciting acts of "domestic terrorism"

The letter from the lawmakers to the FBI director drew his attention to 18 U.S.C. § 2331(5), which provides the federal definition for "domestic terrorism," and noted that "Activities that appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion are also acts of domestic terrorism."

Of the organized protests and other acts of "resistance" against Musk and Tesla, the members of Congress wrote, "Of course, these despicable acts are growing in an organized way to intimidate ordinary citizens who simply own a car manufactured by Tesla. Those behind this conspiracy of violence are now trying to dox Tesla owners and are encouraging vandalism and violence."

"The efforts to encourage violence and vandalism cross the line of civil protest and have morphed into an organized effort to promote violence," they added. "We urge you to investigate and to pursue an inquiry into the domestic terrorists and those that are inciting this violence."