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Jim Acosta Hardest Hit After Trump, Barr Vindicated on Lafayette Park Clearing Controversy

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky A year ago last week, the mainstream media went absolutely nuts after so-called “peaceful protesters” were forcefully “cleared” from Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. The way reporters framed the story at the time, Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr used federal resources to order the clearing and had demonstrators “gassed” to get them out of the way so Trump could be seen in photos walking from the White House to the charred scene of historic St. John’s Church after BLM-led rioters set it on fire the night before. Congressional hearings have been held on the matter and numerous lawsuits have been filed. But an IG report just released today found that the park was not in fact cleared for any supposed photo-op, vindicating Trump and Barr:

Debunking The Photo-Op Myth: Inspector General Refutes Media Account On The Clearing Of Lafayette Park

For over a year, there has been one fact that has been repeated in literally thousands of news stories: former Attorney General Bill Barr ordered the clearing of Lafayette Park on June 1, 2020 to allow former President Donald Trump to hold his controversial photo op in front of St. John’s Church.  From the outset, there was ample reason to question the claim echoed across media outlets. As I noted in my testimony to Congress on the protest that month, the operation was clearly a response to days of violent and destructive protests.  Now the Inspector General has completed its investigation and the report debunks the conspiracy theory that the Lafayette Square area was cleared to make way for the Trump photo op.

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