Police did not clear Lafayette Park area so Trump could hold ‘Bible’ photo op: Watchdog

Today, after a year, ABC News reports that the U.S. Park Police did not clear Lafayette Park on June 1, 2020 so President Trump could stroll over to St. John’s Church and take a photo op holding his Bible up. Protestors that were NOT PEACEFUL…actually they were RIOTERS were already out in full display destroying anything they could and while Twitter and You Tube was showing minute by minute downloads of the real time event, fake news was busy with their alternative narrative shouting Trump was taking a photo op.

Police did not clear Lafayette Park area so Trump could hold ‘Bible’ photo op: Watchdog

The inspector general’s findings shed new light on a major controversy.ByStephanie Ebbs andBenjamin SiegelJune 9, 2021, 1:43 PM• 12 min read

U.S. Park Police did not clear Lafayette Park and the nearby area of protesters on June 1, 2020, so President Donald Trump could walk from the White House over to St. John’s Church, but learned of his interest in surveying the site hours after they already had begun planning to clear the area to put up new fencing, according to a new watchdog report.

Within minutes of the report’s release, President Trump issued a statement through his office, claiming vindication.

“Thank you to the Department of the Interior Inspector General for Completely and Totally exonerating me in the clearing of Lafayette Park!”

“As we have said all along, and it was backed up in today’s highly detailed and professionally written report, our fine Park Police made the decision to clear the park to allow a contractor to safely install antiscale fencing to protect from Antifa rioters, radical BLM protestors, and other violent demonstrators who are causing chaos and death to our cities. In this instance, they tried burning down the church the day before the clearing. Fortunately, we were there to stop the fire from spreading beyond the basement – and it was our great honor and privilege to do so. Again, thank you to the Inspector General!” Trump’s statement said.

The Interior Department’s inspector general did not determine whether law enforcement acted inappropriately against demonstrators last year and did not focus on individual incidents of police use of force, but found that poor communication between agencies and ineffective dispersal warnings “may have contributed to confusion during the operation and the use of tactics that appeared inconsistent” with initial plans.

The inspector general’s findings shed new light on a major controversy. ByStephanie Ebbs andBenjamin Siegel June 9, 2021, 1:43 PM• 12 min read

Read the full story here: Police did not clear Lafayette Park area so Trump could hold ‘Bible’ photo op: Watchdog – ABC News (go.com)

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Dianne