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ICYMI: Trump Exonerates Himself with List of False Media Stories
Katie Pavlich | @KatiePavlich | Posted: Jun 14, 2021 6:00 AM
Since President Donald Trump left office in January, a number of stories used to attack his candidacy and 2020 bid for a second term in the White House have been proven false (see Larry O'Connor's How Five Media Lies Won Biden the White House for more).
The latest came last week when the Department of Interior Inspector General clearly stated Lafayette Park, located across from the White House, was not cleared of protestors so President Trump could engage in a photo op last June.
"We found that the USPP had the authority and discretion to clear Lafayette Park and the surrounding areas on June 1. The evidence we obtained did not support a finding that the USPP cleared the park to allow the President to survey the damage and walk to St. John’s Church," Inspector General Mark Greenblatt said about an investigation into the situation. "Instead, the evidence we reviewed showed that the USPP cleared the park to allow the contractor to safely install the antiscale fencing in response to destruction of property and injury to officers occurring on May 30 and 31. Further, the evidence showed that the USPP did not know about the President’s potential movement until mid- to late afternoon on June 1—hours after it had begun developing its operational plan and the fencing contractor had arrived in the park."
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