Government watchdog finds failings, but no Trump influence, in clearing of Lafayette Square
| A government watchdog has determined the law enforcement agencies responsible for clearing protestors gathered outside the White House last summer failed to fully warn the crowd to disperse while fractured radio communications led officers to use chemical irritants that had not been authorized.
The report from the Department of the Interior’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is the first to evaluate the June 1 clearing of protestors shortly before former President Trump crossed Lafayette Square for a photo-op at a nearby church with a Bible in hand. |
