“An Army National Guard commander who witnessed protesters forcibly removed from Lafayette Sq last month is contradicting claims by the attorney general & the Trump admin that they did not speed up the clearing to make way for the president’s photo opportunity minutes later.” https://twitter.com/rebtanhs/status/1287756259232489488
“A new statement by Adam DeMarco, an Iraq veteran who now serves as a major in the D.C. National Guard, also casts doubt on the claims by acting Park Police Chief Gregory Monahan that violence by protesters spurred Park Police to clear the area...w/unusually aggressive tactics.”
“DeMarco is scheduled to testify Tuesday before the House Natural Resources Committee, which is investigating the gov’t’s actions in clearing protesters away from Lafayette Sq. w/projectiles, gas, smoke & mounted police, inc. an apparent assault on Australian journalists by 2PP
His prepared testimony here https://naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Mr.%20Adam%20DeMarco%20-%20Written%20Testimony_.pdf
Adam DeMarco: the events I witnessed at Lafayette Square on the evening of June 1 were deeply disturbing to me, and to fellow National Guardsmen. Having served in a combat zone,..
at no time did I feel threatened by the protestors or assess them to be violent.
Adam DeMarco: the events I witnessed at Lafayette Square on the evening of June 1 were deeply disturbing to me, and to fellow National Guardsmen. Having served in a combat zone,..at no time did I feel threatened by the protestors or assess them to be violent.
Adam DeMarco: the events I witnessed at Lafayette Square on the evening of June 1 were deeply disturbing to me, and to fellow National Guardsmen. Having served in a combat zone,..at no time did I feel threatened by the protestors or assess them to be violent.
Adam DeMarco: the events I witnessed at Lafayette Square on the evening of June 1 were deeply disturbing to me, and to fellow National Guardsmen. Having served in a combat zone,..at no time did I feel threatened by the protestors or assess them to be violent.
Adam DeMarco: the events I witnessed at Lafayette Square on the evening of June 1 were deeply disturbing to me, and to fellow National Guardsmen. Having served in a combat zone,..at no time did I feel threatened by the protestors or assess them to be violent.
“it was my observation that the use of force against demonstrators in the clearing operation was an unnecessary escalation...From my observation, those demonstrators – our fellow American citizens --were engaged in the peaceful expression of their 1st Amend rights”
“Yet they were subjected to an unprovoked escalation & excessive use of force. As the late Rep. John Lewis said, ‘When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something, to do something.’ The oath I swore as a military officer
“to support & defend the Constitution of the United States, is a bedrock guiding principle &, for me, constitutes an individual moral commitment & ethical instruction. It is the foundation of the trust safely placed in the Armed Forces by the American people.
“And it compels me to say something – and do something – about what I witnessed on June 1 at Lafayette Square.” https://naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Mr.%20Adam%20DeMarco%20-%20Written%20Testimony_.pdf
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