Attorney General William Barr has alleged “outside agitators” were involved in protests against racial injustice.
We FOIA’d DOJ for assessments of outside entities’ influence on the protests. DOJ said it found no such records.
americanoversight.org/doj-finds-no-r…
We FOIA’d DOJ for assessments of outside entities’ influence on the protests. DOJ said it found no such records.
americanoversight.org/doj-finds-no-r…
On May 30, Barr gave a speech in which he said: “Groups of outside radicals and agitators are exploiting the situation to pursue their own separate and violent agenda.”
Surely, there had to be some kind of documentation for a claim like that — so we asked.
Surely, there had to be some kind of documentation for a claim like that — so we asked.
Of course, the Department of Justice’s response to our request doesn’t necessarily mean no related records exist at all. It is possible that some may not be subject to FOIA. 
But there’s also an apparent lack of info in the public record supporting claims from Barr & President Trump about left-wing extremists — which raises further questions about the veracity of those claims, & the government’s authoritarian response to peaceful demonstrations.
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