Attorney General William Barr said that the investigation into the death of George Floyd was moving at “exceptional speed' but took aim at some of the protesters who have been gathering in response to the incident.
Minneapolis protestors were out in the streets for another night despite a mandatory curfew.Attorney General William Barr said on Saturday that the investigation into the death of George Floyd was moving at “exceptional speed" but took aim at some of the protesters who have been gathering in response to the incident.
“Groups of outside radicals and agitators are exploiting the situation to pursue their own separate and violent agenda. In many places it appears the violence is planned, organized and driven by anarchic and left extremist groups, far left extremist groups using Antifa-like tactics, many of whom traveled from outside the state to promote the violence,” Barr said.
The attorney general made clear that people crossing state lines to commit crimes would face federal charges. Attorney General William Barr listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office before signing an executive order related to regulating social media on May 28, 2020, in Washington, DC.
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