AG Barr to testify to Congress about the protests following George Floyd's death and denounce violent riots that have emerged across the country.
"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 will testify.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." The attorney general, however, then specifically addresses the situation in Portland, saying,"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. The current situation in Portland is a telling example."
Barr will also discuss the Russia investigation, which he describes as a"bogus Russiagate scandal" that involved"grave abuses." Barr also will say the president has not interfered in any decisions and that all matters have been left to his"independent judgment."
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