Trump Thanks Inspector General For 'Exonerating' Him...
President Donald Trump released a statement Wednesday praising the Interior Department's inspector general for "Completely and Totally exonerating me in the clearing of Lafayette Park!" — referencing, without explicitly saying so, an incident last year that his critics characterized as a photo opportunity for him. On June 1, 2020, federal police officers cleared Black Lives Matters demonstrators during a protest from Washington D.C.'s Lafayette Park. Trump was photographed holding a Bible at St. John's Church after the protesters were removed.
Wednesday's report from the Interior Department's inspector general, Mark Greenblatt, found that people were moved so a contractor could install fencing, rather than a moment of political theater.
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