Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said U.S. federal agents have left the city. She called the president's actions “to target and ‘dominate’ Democratic cities through the use of federal forces” chilling.
SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Tuesday she had received confirmation that U.S. agents had left the area after being sent to Seattle last week to protect federal buildings amid lingering unrest over the police killing of George Floyd.
On Friday they sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Brian Moran, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. department of Homeland Security seeking clarification on the intended scope of the action. Officials did not say why the federal agents decided to leave. Durkan called the president's actions “to target and ‘dominate’ Democratic cities through the use of federal forces” chilling.
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