John Falcicchio, the D.C. mayor’s chief of staff, told the Washington Post that D.C. officials objected, and said they would mount a legal challenge if federal officials made an attempt to do so..
Tuesday report, said Attorney General Bill Barr personally asked for protesters to be cleared from the area around the church before Trump gave his Rose Garden address.D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser told CNN that she and district officials “were very shocked, and quite frankly outraged, that people who were not violating the curfew and who did not seem to have provoked attack were attacked and moved out by federal law enforcement officials to clear the way for the president.
military to states that could not quell civil unrest, such as looting and property destruction. Bowser had set a 7 p.m. curfew for the district, but police began forcing protesters from the area around St. John’s about a half hour prior. Tear gas and flashbangs sent protesters running, and some“Hands up! Don’t shoot!” at police.
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