More than 1,250 former DOJ employees have asked the agency's internal watchdog to investigate Attorney General Barr for his role in the forcible clearing of peaceful protesters outside the White House this month ahead of a staged photo-op by the President
In a letter released Wednesday, the former officials, who served in career and politically appointed positions under Democratic and Republican leadership, said they were"disturbed" by the episode and that Barr may have trampled protesters' constitutional rights when he ordered the move. They asked Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz to review the attorney general's involvement.
" Barr, who was directed by Trump to lead federal law enforcement's response to the protests in the nation's capital, has said he approved a plan on the morning of the protest to enlarge a protective perimeter around the White House by one block, after a period of violent rioting the day before. But because of a problem mustering enough authorities to carry out the operation, it was delayed until later in the day, when protesters had already amassed just north of the White House.
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