US Secret Service said Saturday that one of their agents used pepper spray to clear protesters from Lafayette Square ahead of President Trump’s photo op, reversing an earlier statement claiming that no one from the agency had done so.
WASHINGTON — The United States Secret Service said Saturday that one of their agents had used pepper spray to clear protesters from Lafayette Square ahead of President Donald Trump’s“On June 5, the U.S.
“Since that time, the agency has learned that one agency employee used capsicum spray during that effort,” the statement continued.Sign Up
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