Congressional Committee Hold Hearing On Lafayette Park Protest

Tuesday, July 28th 2020, 5:39 pm

By: Alex Cameron

WASHINGTON -

The head of the U.S. Park Police told Congress on Tuesday that officers cleared protesters from the park next to the White House last month for public safety, not political reasons.

The event in question happened almost two months ago when a large crowd protesting the death of George Floyd at Lafayette Square Park was aggressively removed. Moments later, President Trump strode through for a photo op just a few feet away.

From our exclusive Washington Bureau, Alex Cameron has the story.

Alex Cameron

Alex Cameron is Griffin Media’s Washington Bureau Chief, reporting from our nation’s capital on issues that impact Oklahomans. An award-winning journalist, Alex first joined the News 9 team in 1995, and his reporting has taken him around the world, covering stories in Bosnia, Colorado, Washington, D.C., Seattle, New York and Ukraine. 