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Barr says unrest not linked to Floyd, defends feds’ response

By E. TUCKER, M. C. JALONICK and M. BALSAMO
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr de-
fended the aggressive federal law enforcement respon-
se to civil unrest in America, saying on Tuesday “violent
rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests”
sparked by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Min-
neapolis police. Barr told members of the House Judiciary
Committee at a much-anticipated election year hearing
the violence taking place in Portland, Oregon, and other
cities is disconnected from Floyd’s killing, which he called
a “horrible” event that prompted a necessary national
reckoning on the relationship between the Black com-
munity and law enforcement. The hearing marks Barr’s
first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee
after 18 months in office, bringing him face-to-face with
a panel that voted last year to hold him in contempt and
is holding hearings on what Democrats say is politiciza-
tion of the Justice Department under his watch. It comes
during tumultuous stretch in which Barr has taken actions
cheered by President Donald Trump but condemned by Attorney General William Barr listens during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the over-
Democrats and other critics. sight of the Department of Justice on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 in Washington.
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