Government investigators: Trump photo op not behind forcible clearing of racial injustice protesters

[Nevilledog]

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Jonathan Lemire
@JonLemire
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government investigators: Trump photo op not behind forcible clearing of racial injustice protesters near White House.
10:31 AM · Jun 9, 2021

Will post follow up stories

[struggle4progress]

1. Translation: Trump appointee says so

[Nevilledog]

13. Yup

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🔥Double Dee👠👠
@DCdebbie
The Inspector General for Lafayette Park investigation was, Mark Greenblatt, a Trump appointee and he interviewed no one from the White House.

We all saw with our own eyes what happened when Trump wanted to pose with an upside down Bible

[former9thward]

14. How does "Double Dee" know who he interviewed?

He was appointed by President Obama to the DOJ in 2009.

[Nevilledog]

15. It's in the report that they weren't interviewed. Barr wasn't either.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Oh, it was an unrelated coincidence then, right?

[dalton99a]

3. The president just wanted to go to church.

Pesky protesters wouldn't let him

[SWBTATTReg]

4. Then why else did rump and his 'thugs' had to pick that particular spot to make their point(s)

when they cleared the plaza near the church out? Why not make his point(s) in the WH? Why interfere w/ an existing protest? Why interfere w/ other Americans simply stating their first amendment rights too?

[Nevilledog]

7. Total coincidence.

Everyone knew how devout Trump was and it was common for him to visit churches he'd never been to before, during the day, on a weekday when there were no services.

[marble falls]

5. So what? The issue is they were forcebly moved for whatever reason.

[soothsayer]

6. Not buying it. Unless it's something like: Trump wanted to go watch the attack on protesters

...whose curfew was a mere 1/2 hour away...

There was no excuse for it either way.

[Budi]

8. As Barr stood off side admiring his handiwork

They were ALL in on that !

[dalton99a]

10. Yep

[RockRaven]

9. Note the conflict of interest: the government is being sued over this event. The left hand writes

a report saying the event was totes legit and hands it to the right hand to use as evidence in court to defend against the lawsuit. And the "left hand" in question? Appointed by Trump.

No matter what their work record or prior bona fides, NO Inspector General appointed by Trump has any credibility. Trump's history of patronage relationships, loyalty tests, overt corruption, corrupting influence on others, and the like precludes the public from trusting anyone who accepted an oversight position from Trump.

[Nevilledog]

11. Looks like there me be a bit of spin on this story...

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Tim Miller
@Timodc
So the report says that the AG knew they were planning to violently clear a protest area outside the White House before curfew, encouraged them to speed it up, & that Trump was gonna walk thru after they were done. And these stories are framing it as an exoneration? Cmon y’all

Katherine Faulders
@KFaulders
Police did not clear Lafayette Park area so Trump could hold 'Bible' photo op: Watchdog - ABC News https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/police-clear-lafayette-park-area-trump-hold-bible/story?id=78171712…
12:29 PM · Jun 9, 2021

[MOMFUDSKI]

17. I keep thinking

they are all in on it

[Me.]

12. So Says The FH's Donor

[lagomorph777]

16. Hahahaha!

Fire that asshole and do a real investigation.