Washington Post: Justice Dept. asks judge to toss lawsuit against Trump, Barr for violent clearing of Lafayette Square

By Editor On May 28, 2021 Last updated May 28, 2021

Lawyers for the Justice Department urged a federal judge on Friday to dismiss lawsuits against former president Donald Trump, former attorney general William P. Barr and other officials for last June’s violent clearing of demonstrators from Lafayette Square by U.S. military and police.

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