Biden administration to change the way it deals with protesters near White House
CBSN
The Biden administration on Wednesday partially settled lawsuits filed by demonstrators who were forcefully cleared from Lafayette Square Park in June 2020 after George Floyd's death. As a result, some federal law enforcement agencies will be changing how they deal with demonstrators.
Black Lives Matter D.C. and dozens of individual protesters sued the Trump administration after the U.S. Park Police and other police forces used rubber bullets, chemical irritants, and smoke bombs to clear demonstrators on June 1, 2020, before former President Trump entered the park to pose for a photo with a Bible in front of a nearby church.
As part of the settlement, the Biden administration agreed to change policies for the Park Police and the Secret Service.
