by Condottiero » Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:54 pm
I'm looking at WaPo photos of the security around the Executive Mansion and thought they looked a little off...
Trump has retained his house troops composed of former law enforcement personnel, so I thought maybe it's them, but according to Mother Jones,
Trump Has Flooded DC With Law Enforcement Officers Who Won’t Identify Themselves: They’re not Blackwater. But it’s fair to ask.Later, Justice Department spokesperson Kerri Kupec, in response to my inquiry, said in an email that these personnel were from “BOP,” or the Bureau of Prisons. NPR, citing a “senior Justice Department official,” reported Monday that Attorney General Bill Barr “directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to dispatch riot teams” to Miami and DC to help local authorities respond to protests. Kupec didn’t answer additional questions, including whether these security forces have been specifically instructed to hide their affiliation.
But it seems that amid curfews and a stay-at-home order, DC residents are being confronted by people normally used to guard federal prisoners, under a Congress we have no say in electing.
I'm looking at WaPo photos of the security around the Executive Mansion and thought they looked a little off...
Trump has retained his house troops composed of former law enforcement personnel, so I thought maybe it's them, but according to Mother Jones, [url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/trump-has-flooded-dc-with-law-enforcement-officers-who-wont-identify-themselves/]Trump Has Flooded DC With Law Enforcement Officers Who Won’t Identify Themselves: They’re not Blackwater. But it’s fair to ask.[/url]
[quote]Later, Justice Department spokesperson Kerri Kupec, in response to my inquiry, said in an email that these personnel were from “BOP,” or the Bureau of Prisons. NPR, citing a “senior Justice Department official,” reported Monday that Attorney General Bill Barr “directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to dispatch riot teams” to Miami and DC to help local authorities respond to protests. Kupec didn’t answer additional questions, including whether these security forces have been specifically instructed to hide their affiliation.
But it seems that amid curfews and a stay-at-home order, DC residents are being confronted by people normally used to guard federal prisoners, under a Congress we have no say in electing.[/quote]
