Judge: Trump, feds can't be sued for Lafayette Square sweep

摘要

Former President Trump and other federal defendants in a lawsuit filed by Black Lives Matter D.C. cannot besued for monetary damages for their handling of a protest that erupted into violence outside the White House onJune 1, 2020, a U.S. judge ruled yesterday.Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said there's no evidence that Trumpand other federal officials, including then-acting Park Police Chief Gregory Monahan, acted illegally in stoppingthe protest at Lafayette Square.