The remarks came during a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee about the U.S. Park Police’s role in clearing the protesters from Lafayette Park on June 1.
WASHINGTON — Condemning what he described as the “sustained violence from a number of bad actors,” the head of the U.S. Park Police, Gregory T. Monahan, defended the use of force to disperse protesters who had gathered in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, on June 1 to protest police brutality and racism.
The remarks came during a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee about the U.S. Park Police’s role in clearing the protesters from Lafayette Park. Monahan told lawmakers that his objectives on June 1 had been “to provide for public safety” and allow for peaceful protests to continue. “And I think we accomplished that goal,” Monahan said, a view at odds with the widespread condemnation of the park’s clearing.
Congress has held several hearings about the incident, but questions remain about why the operation took place when it did and where the order for that operation originated. Monahan said in his testimony that the order for Park Police officers to begin pushing protesters back was given by Mark Adamchik, who he said was the “incident commander” at Lafayette Park.
In his written testimony, DeMarco described meeting with Milley in Lafayette Square. “General Milley told me to ensure that National Guard personnel remained calm, adding that we were there to respect the demonstrators’ First Amendment rights,” DeMarco said. Milley and Esper have both denied any responsibility for the order to clear Lafayette Park, pointing to the Park Police as having requisite on-the-ground authority.
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