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Showing Original Post only (View all)Police did not clear Lafayette Park area so Trump could hold 'Bible' photo op: Watchdog [View all]
Source: ABC News
U.S. Park Police did not clear Lafayette Park and the nearby area of protesters on June 1, 2020, so President Donald Trump could walk from the White House over to St. Johns Church, but learned of his interest in surveying the site hours after they already had begun planning to clear the area to put up new fencing, according to a new watchdog report.
The Interior Departments inspector general did not determine whether law enforcement acted inappropriately against demonstrators last year and did not focus on individual incidents of police use of force, but found that poor communication between agencies and ineffective dispersal warnings "may have contributed to confusion during the operation and the use of tactics that appeared inconsistent" with initial plans.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/police-clear-lafayette-park-area-trump-hold-bible/story?id=78171712&cid=social_twitter_abcn
Statement from Inspector General Mark Lee Greenblatt Regarding Special Review Report "Review of U.S. Park Police Actions at Lafayette Park"
https://www.doioig.gov/site-page/statement-inspector-general-mark-lee-greenblatt-regarding-special-review-report-review-us
More cover for 45.