Pelosi Calls for F.B.I. Probe into Pro-Palestine Demonstrations

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for the F.B.I. to investigate pro-Palestinian protesters, suggesting without evidence that some may have ties to Russia and President Vladimir V. Putin. Her remarks, made during an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," have been condemned by the Council on American-Islamic Relations as an "unsubstantiated smear" and "downright authoritarian." Pelosi's comments mark the first time a prominent U.S. politician has publicly suggested Russian backing of cease-fire protests to sow division among Democrats.