“I’m not involved in giving tactical commands like that,” Barr told the Associated Press. According to a Justice Department official, law enforcement authorities, including Barr, had decided to extend the security perimeter outside the White House after earlier demonstrations over the death of George Floyd at police hands in Minneapolis turned violent. When Barr came to the scene Monday afternoon, the official said, he was “surprised” to see that hadn’t been done. During the time I was there, I would periodically hear announcements,” Barr told the Associated Press. Subsequently, he checked in with federal law enforcement officials on the ground in Lafayette Square to see how it was proceeding,” Kupec said.

Source: Washington Post June 06, 2020 02:01 UTC