Democrats on the House Overside Committee sent a letter Friday to the Army requesting a report into an altercation involving an Arlington National Cemetery employee and Trump staff.
Democratic lawmakers with the House Overside Committee sent a letter Friday to the U.S. Army requesting a report into an altercation earlier this week involving an Arlington National Cemetery employee and Trump staff who brought campaign photographers to the cemetery. In the letter, the committee's ranking member, Democratic Rep.
'In his letter, Raskin wrote that 'it appears that the Trump campaign refused to abide by Arlington National Cemetery's absolute prohibition,' and cited Arlington's guidelines prohibiting 'filming for partisan, political, or fundraising purposes' under the Hatch Act. Defense officials previously told CBS News that some staff with the Trump campaign were unprofessional and were aggressive both verbally and physically toward the cemetery official.
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