U.S. charges 18 Portland protesters as it sends tactical police to Seattle

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

POLITICS JULY 24, 2020 / 12:13 PM / UPDATED 32 MINUTES AGO

U.S. charges 18 Portland protesters as it sends tactical police to Seattle

Daniel Trotta
4 MIN READ


(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Friday unveiled charges against 18 Portland, Oregon protesters ranging from assaulting police to arson and trespassing, a day after the Trump administration expanded the deployment of tactical police to Seattle.

The arrests came this week during clashes with specially equipped federal police agents sent to Portland, where 56 straight days of antiracism demonstrations have captured national attention.

The federal forces have drawn criticism from Democrats and civil liberties groups who allege excessive force and federal overreach by President Donald Trump.

The deployment of federal officers has also drawn the scrutiny of the Justice Department inspector general, who announced an investigation of their use of force, and prompted a federal judge to issue a temporary order limiting their use of force and blocking them from arresting journalists and legal observers of street protests.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-protests/u-s-charges-18-portland-protesters-as-it-sends-tactical-police-to-seattle-idUSKCN24P246

[triron]

1. So now the fuckers have not only arrested but charged people. I bet on 'Trump'ed up charges.

[Hoyt]

2. At least all 18 have been released.

[bluestarone]

3. Will we get names of the thugs that actually arrests anyone?

I hope so! So they can be sued!

[Talitha]

4. Federal charges - does that mean they cannot be pardoned by the Governor?