On 23 July 2018, in the context of the
Benalla affair and the 1st of May violences, he was heard by the
French National Assembly commission. He answered to the accusations of
Gérard Collomb, then
Minister of the Interior and refuted any involvement. He denounced abuses linked to what he called cronyism at the top of the state.{{cite web He was heard again by the
Senate commission on 25 July 2018, where he again refuted any involvement.{{cite web He was sacked by the government after the
Act XVIII of the
yellow vests manifestation in
Paris on 16 March 2019.{{cite web ==References ==