"In the wake of George Floyd’s death, violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests to wreak senseless havoc and destruction on innocent victims," Barr said.
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr faced a grilling from Democrats at a contentious congressional hearing Tuesday as he spoke about the protests following George Floyd's death and defended federal intervention in major cities where the administration says there has been a spate of violence.
"According to statistics compiled by the Washington Post, the number of unarmed black men killed by police so far this year is eight. The number of unarmed white men killed by police over the same time period is 11," he testified. Meanwhile, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, defended Barr and said Democrats are attacking him because of"spying. That one word, that's why they are after you."
Story continuesMeanwhile, Barr said in his prepared statement, which he summarized for the committee, that the decision to deploy federal agents to several cities across the country where demonstrations are taking place"has nothing to do with the problem of violent mob rioting" and instead is"designed to help state and local law enforcement to meet their basic responsibility to solve crimes and keep their communities safe.
Nadler, however, scolded the attorney general, claiming that part of the reason federal agents have intervened in U.S. cities is because"the president wants footage for his campaign ads" and"you appear to be serving it up to him."Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., said she believes Trump is trying to"create the impression that there is violence" and"divert attention from his catastrophic failure in dealing with COVID-19.
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