BREAKING: Attorney General Barr personally ordered the expansion of the security perimeter around Lafayette Park Monday just before Trump's visit to St. John's Episcopal Church, a senior DOJ official and senior White House official confirm to ABC News.
President Donald Trump told state leaders they must"dominate" out-of-control protests, calling on law enforcement to get"much tougher."Attorney General William Barr personally ordered the expansion of the security perimeter around Lafayette Park Monday just before President's visit to St. John's Episcopal Church, a senior DOJ official and senior White House official confirmed to ABC News.
Attorney General William Barr, center, stands in Lafayette Park across from the White House as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd, June 1, 2020, in Washington, D.C. One official said Barr, on his visit to the park, was told by a law enforcement official that members of the crowd were seen passing rocks between each other and that at least one bottle was thrown in Barr's direction while he was there.
Demonstrators kneel in front of a line of police officers during a protest for the death of George Floyd, Monday, June 1, 2020, near the White House in Washington.The officials insisted that the decision was made independent of the president's walk to St. John's, which Barr and other senior Cabinet officials joined in.
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