I'm sure you've seen the footage of protestors in front of the White House being tear-gassed and shot at with rubber bullets by federal police. It was a shocking escalation of violence at an otherwise
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David Cicilline

Folks,

I’m sure you’ve seen the footage of protestors in front of the White House being tear-gassed and shot at with rubber bullets by federal police. It was a shocking escalation of violence at an otherwise peaceful event, and I was horrified to see these tactics used to clear a path for the President and his top officials to take part in a photo op.

It was then revealed that Attorney General Bill Barr personally gave the order to forcibly clear protesters.

I have long spoken out against AG Barr’s dangerous actions that put the President’s personal interests over those of the American people. Now, I’m calling for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the Attorney General for ordering the attack on peaceful protesters.

Sign on if you’re with me →

The job of the Attorney General of the United States is to uphold the law. The First Amendment guarantees the right to peaceful assembly. But when Donald Trump wanted to silence Americans protesting police violence, he called Bill Barr to crack down on their Constitutional rights.

AG Barr has worked around the clock to cast aside justice and the rule of law in order to protect Donald Trump. That’s why I’m asking everyone to stand with me in demanding accountability and an investigation into Barr’s order to attack peaceful protestors.

SIGN ON →

Barr made moves to prosecute Trump’s political enemies. He has shown, multiple times, that he will lie for the President. He has demonstrated that he is more interested in serving as the President’s personal counsel than as the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. He lied under oath to Congress. And now, he’s doing Trump’s dirty work in silencing peaceful protest.

The pattern of abuse of power is clear, it’s un-American, and it cannot be tolerated.

Thanks for speaking out,

-- David

 

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