DCist: Black Lives Matter D.C. Sues Trump And Barr Over Tear Gas At Lafayette Square

By Editor On Jun 4, 2020 Last updated Jun 4, 2020

Protesters and civil liberties groups are suing President Donald Trump, Attorney General William Barr, and heads of military forces and law enforcement for violating their constitutional rights by violently dispersing a peaceful protest at Lafayette Square on Monday evening, all so Trump could walk to a nearby church for a photo op.

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