Barr said the protesters were given three warnings, and the decision to clear the area around the church was made Sunday night and then reconfirmed on Monday at 2 p.m — and thus, according to Barr’s account, not tied to Trump’s walk across the park.
“I gave the green light at 2 o’clock. Obviously I didn’t know that the president was going to be speaking later that day,” Barr said.
The assembled protesters, widely described as unarmed and peaceful and including several clergy members, were, according to Barr, “a very rowdy, noncompliant crowd.” Projectiles were thrown, Barr said, and the police met resistance when they moved on the protesters.
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“There was no correlation between our tactical plan of moving the perimeter out by one block and the president’s going over to the church," said Barr, who joined Trump for the much-maligned photo op outside the historic church. “I think it was appropriate for us to go over.”
Barr’s church comments struck critics as comical, since the order to clear the area came minutes before Trump strolled over to the church.
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If Barr didn't know that trump was going to go to the church for that pathetic photo op, then why would it be clear for trump to casually walk over there?
“I gave the green light at 2 o’clock. Obviously I didn’t know that the president was going to be speaking later that day,” Barr said.
The assembled protesters, widely described as unarmed and peaceful and including several clergy members, were, according to Barr, “a very rowdy, noncompliant crowd.” Projectiles were thrown, Barr said, and the police met resistance when they moved on the protesters.
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“There was no correlation between our tactical plan of moving the perimeter out by one block and the president’s going over to the church," said Barr, who joined Trump for the much-maligned photo op outside the historic church. “I think it was appropriate for us to go over.”
Barr’s church comments struck critics as comical, since the order to clear the area came minutes before Trump strolled over to the church.
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Attorney General William Barr singled out anti-fascist activists on Thursday for the violence that has erupted at George Floyd protests across the country — even though far-right groups have also been linked to the mayhem. Antifa, a…
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If Barr didn't know that trump was going to go to the church for that pathetic photo op, then why would it be clear for trump to casually walk over there?
