This updated policy is designed to be accessible and understandable to both our officers and the public, further strengthening that commitment."
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National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said in a statement the agency is "committed to ensuring people can gather safely to express our most fundamental and cherished right to free speech. "These changes to agency policies for protest responses will strengthen our commitment to protecting and respecting constitutionally protected rights." FILE: US Park Police stand watch inside Lafayette Square near the White House in Washington, DC on Jas demonstrators protest the death of George Floyd. "The federal government is committed to the highest standards for protecting civil rights and civil liberties in any federal law enforcement response to public demonstrations," Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta said in a statement reacting to Wednesday's settlement.
Yet, a report from the Interior Department's inspector general in 2021 stated the Park Police didn't clear Lafayette Park so the Trump White House could stage the photo - it was scheduled in order to make room for a security vendor who needed to access the White House grounds.ĬBS News reported from Lafayette Square during the June 2020 demonstration and noted the gathering was a "largely peaceful protest" before law enforcement cleared the area. "When peaceful protesters are dispersed by the order of the president from the doorstep of the people's house, the White House, using tear gas and flash grenades in order to stage a photo op at a noble church, we can be forgiven for believing that the president is more interested in power than in principle," Biden said.
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