Watchdog: Trump Photo Opp Not Behind Clearing Protesters In D.C.

Police in riot gear used tear gas and rubber bullets to drive away protesters during nationwide outcry over the death of George Floyd.

A new government report concluded the controversial clearing of peaceful protesters from Washington's Lafayette Square last June was not done to clear a way for former President Trump to take a picture with a bible outside a church.  In a new report, the Interior Department's inspector general said evidence shows it was done so a contractor could install fencing and that the project started "several hours before they knew of a potential presidential visit." The report documents Trump's attorney general, William Barr, encouraging commanders shortly before the push to clear the protesters because of Trump, but being dismissed.