![]() In late May, attorneys for the Justice Department-which is now under the purview of President Joe Biden's attorney general, Merrick Garland-asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuits filed after the incident. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and then Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is now the Senate majority leader, said Trump and Barr were "fanning of the flames of discord, bigotry and violence." Democratic lawmakers described the actions of Trump and Barr as "cowardly," as demonstrators and those present pointed out that protesters had been peaceful when law enforcement carried out the order. Trump and Barr were widely condemned after the photo-op outside the church. John's Episcopal Church deserve their day in court, and the Biden Justice Department must drop its shortsighted demands to dismiss their lawsuits," he said.Įmpsall added that "this is a Christian issue first and foremost because of the way Trump and his party used tear gas to hijack an unwilling Episcopal church and even the Bible itself for their unchristlike right-wing political agenda." The peaceful Americans tear-gassed outside St. "Violent offenders don't get to escape accountability for their actions when they leave the scene of their crime. The Reverend Nathan Empsall, executive director for Faithful America, told Newsweek in an email that Trump and Barr should not escape accountability. We call for justice, accountability, and a warning to future presidents that such abuses of power will not be tolerated." The petition argues that "the Biden-Garland Justice Department must drop its request that civil lawsuits against Donald Trump and William Barr for the unjust violence outside St. Joint Chiefs ChairBreaks With Trump Over Controversial Church Photo-Op.AG Barr Defends Park Police Tactics: 'Not Peaceful Protesters'. ![]() Secret Service Confirms Pepper Spray Used for Trump Photo Op Attorney Admits Tear Gas Used on Protesters By Trump's Church Photo Op Now the Justice Department is outrageously asking a judge to dismiss lawsuits against Trump and William Barr for that violence," Faithful America said with the petition posted to its website. ![]() "Last June, Donald Trump brutally teargassed peaceful protesters and clergy outside an unwilling Episcopal church to take a crass photo op with a Bible. The petition says Trump and Barr should be "held accountable" for their actions. The Justice Department has asked the judge to dismiss the case.įaithful America, which describes itself as the largest online community of Christians putting faith into action for social justice, launched a petition this month to demand the Justice Department end its opposition to the civil lawsuit. The American Civil Liberties Union of D.C., Black Lives Matter and other civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit against Trump and Barr over the incident. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. Trump and Barr drew substantial backlash after largely peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square were tear-gassed on June 1, 2020, so Trump could walk from the White House, hold up a Bible and take a photo in front of the historic St. ![]() More than 12,000 Christians have signed a petition calling for the Justice Department to end its opposition to civil lawsuits filed against former President Donald Trump and former Attorney General William Barr after their infamous decision to tear-gas Black Lives Matter demonstrators last summer so Trump could walk to a church near the White House to take a photo holding a Bible.
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