Mod: Trump and Barr are being dragged into court and sued personally. Just in case you were wondering why Barr has been denying everything he can possibly think of these last few days.
William Barr sued in a personal capacity as protesters who were gassed seek damages for injuries (
Salonlink): Protesters are suing
President Donald Trump,
Attorney General William Barr and a number of federal officials after they were tear-gassed to clear the way for an administration photo-op.
"This case is about the president and attorney general of the
United States ordering the use of violence against peaceful demonstrators who were speaking out against discriminatory police brutality targeted at Black people," the complaint reads.
The suit was filed on behalf of
Black Lives Matter DC, along with a handful of individual protesters, by the
American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia (ACLU), in conjunction with the
Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs,
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and
Arnold & Porter LLP.
Along with
Trump and
Barr, the complaint names
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper,
Army Gen. James McConville and the heads of the
Secret Service,
U.S. Park Police and
D.C. National Guard, as well as dozens of anonymous officials who carried out the action.
The suit, filed in
U.S.District Court for the
District of Columbia, seeks a court order declaring that the assault violated the protesters'
First and
Fourth Amendment rights and affirming that administration officials engaged in a conspiracy to deny those rights.
It also demands a court order barring officials from repeating the action, as well as restitution "for trauma and injuries sustained from chemicals and physical blows."
"What happened to our members Monday evening here in the nation's capital was an affront to all our rights,"
April Goggans, head organizer of
Black Lives Matter DC, said in a statement.
"The death of
George Floyd and
Breonna Taylor at the hands of police officers has reignited the rage, pain and deep sadness our community has suffered for generations," she added. "We won't be silenced by tear gas and rubber bullets. Now is our time to be heard."
CNN Poll: Trump losing ground to Biden amid chaotic week (
CNNlink): As protesters gather daily near the
White House and the coronavirus pandemic rages on, the
American public is souring on
President Donald Trump. A new
CNN Poll conducted by
SSRS finds
Trump's approval rating down 7 points in the last month as the
President falls further behind presumptive
Democratic nominee
Joe Biden, whose support now stands at its highest level in
CNN polling.
The survey also finds a growing majority of
Americans feel racism is a big problem in the country today and that the criminal justice system in
America favors whites over blacks. More than 8 in 10 also say that the peaceful protests that have spread throughout the nation following the death of
George Floyd at the hands of
Minneapolis police officers are justified.
Americans now consider race relations as important a campaign issue as the economy and health care, according to the survey.
Overall 38% approve of the way
Trump is handling the presidency, while 57% disapprove. That's his worst approval rating since January 2019, and roughly on par with approval ratings for
Jimmy Carter and
George H.W. Bush at this point in their reelection years. Both went on to lose the presidency after one term.
In the race for the
White House, among registered voters,
Trump stands 14 points behind
Biden, who officially secured enough delegates to win the
Democratic nomination in
CNN's delegate estimate on Saturday. The 41% who say they back the
President is the lowest in
CNN's tracking on this question back to April 2019, and
Biden's 55% support is his highest mark yet.
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