A highly critical report from the Justice Department’s watchdog largely clears former Attorney General Bill Barr of any responsibility for pushing out protestors from Lafayette Park near the White House during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020.



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Trump atty general faulted for 'chaotic' response to George Floyd protests

Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr created security risks when he deployed unprepared federal law enforcement officers to respond to racial justice protests near the White House in 2020, according to a Justice Department review released on Wednesday.

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Barr ordered law enforcement to clear protestors before Trump's church photo op.

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DOJ report criticizes former AG Bill Barr for 'chaotic' response to 2020 George Floyd D.C. protests

The Justice Department was too hasty in sending law enforcement to help clear protesters from parks and streets near the White House during the 2020 summer riots, the department's inspector general said in a Wednesday report.

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DOJ faulted for deploying law enforcement amid D.C.’s George Floyd riots

Police forcibly removed protesters before Attorney General William P. Barr accompanied President Donald Trump to St. John’s Church on June 1, 2020.

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Four years later, IG report says Barr did not order Lafayette Square cleared

An inspector general report clears former Attorney General William Barr of responsibility in clearing protestors from Lafayette Park in 2020 but criticizes the Justice Department's response.

Barr led DOJ into ‘chaotic and disorganized’ response to George Floyd protests: Watchdog

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The Justice Department Inspector General filed its final report Wednesday finding that Donald Trump and his attorney general, Bill Barr, sent armed agents to clear peaceful George Floyd protesters in Washington, D.C., so he could do a photo-op at a church. Legal analyst and podcaster Allison Gill po...

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Trump did send armed agents to clear George Floyd protesters for photo-op: report

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Barr led DOJ into ‘chaotic and disorganized’ response to George Floyd protests: watchdog

Barr led DOJ into ‘chaotic and disorganized’ response to George Floyd protests: watchdog

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