Top DOJ officials circulated materials related to invoking the Insurrection Act during Floyd protest
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NEW: Records we obtained show that top Department of Justice officials circulated materials related to invoking the Insurrection Act during nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd.
DOJ Records and Communications Concerning Federal Protest Response Led by Attorney General Barr and...
Department of Justice records in response to American Oversights records requests for orders and directives of Attorney General Barr issued in the course of leading the federal response to protests...
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10:44 AM · Jul 22, 2021
https://www.americanoversight.org/document/doj-records-and-communications-concerning-federal-protest-response-led-by-attorney-general-barr-and-other-senior-officials
Department of Justice records in response to American Oversights records requests for orders and directives of Attorney General Barr issued in the course of leading the federal response to protests following the death of George Floyd, as well as for directives given to federal police forces regarding the use of force, deployment orders, self-identification guidelines, or guidance about the display of badges and any related final assessments.
These records include senior officials email communications concerning the federal response to nationwide protests in May 2020. They also include materials related to invoking the insurrection act.