George Floyd protests
2020–2023 police brutality protests
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| 2024 | The protest at George Floyd Square continued, with vehicular traffic finally being allowed to pass through the site. |
| May 2 2023 | Tou Thao was found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter, marking the last federal or state court case related to Floyd's murder. |
| 2022 |
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Esper published a memoir critiquing the tactics used during the Lafayette Square incident as 'excessive and unnecessary'.
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| 2022 |
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A subsequent OIG report concluded that the United States Park Police (USPP) had violated Department of Interior policy by failing to properly record law enforcement radio communications for years, with the analog recording system's hard drive found to be corrupted in 2018.
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| June 2021 |
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U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich, a Trump appointee, issued an order narrowing the cases, dismissing most claims against Trump, Barr, and Gregory T. Monahan, ruling they had qualified immunity from civil suits for damages.
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| June 2021 |
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Metropolitan Police Department admitted in court filings to using tear gas against protesters on June 1, 2020, asserting the use was reasonable.
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| June 9 2021 |
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The Interior OIG published their official report on the review of Park Police actions during the Lafayette Square incident, concluding that the clearing of the area was lawful and consistent with policy, but making no definitive judgment on the timing of the implementation.
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| May 2021 |
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Justice Department lawyers requested the district court to dismiss four lawsuits against Trump, Barr, and other officials, claiming immunity from civil lawsuits over police actions during the presidential movement.
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| May 25 2021 | One-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, with numerous protests taking place, most of which were short-lived with calm restored by early hours of May 26. |
| April 2021 | Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for killing George Floyd. |
| January 22 2021 |
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U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General issued a report examining the helicopter deployments during protests, finding unclear orders for aircrews and recommending improved planning and oversight of aircraft use during civil unrest.
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| 2020 |
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Joseph V. Cuffari, the Trump-appointed Department of Homeland Security Inspector General, declined recommendations to investigate the clearing of Lafayette Square, leaving key questions unanswered about the Secret Service's actions and coordination during the incident.
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| July 30 2020 |
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Esper directed Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy to complete an after-action review of the National Guard's role in domestic law enforcement by this date.
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| July 28 2020 |
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The House Natural Resources Committee held a second hearing where Gregory T. Monahan (Acting Chief of U.S. Park Police) testified that the park clearing was unrelated to Trump's visit, and Adam D. DeMarco (D.C. National Guard) described the law enforcement actions as an 'unnecessary escalation'.
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| July 23 2020 |
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Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz announced an investigation into DOJ law enforcement personnel's response to Washington protests, focusing on training, identification requirements, rules of engagement, and use of force during the previous two months.
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| July 9 2020 |
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The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing where Defense Secretary Esper testified about military involvement in domestic law enforcement, stating it was unclear who ordered the clearing of D.C. protesters.
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| July 7 2020 |
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The U.S. Park Police reported that their radio recorder was not functioning during the June 1 protest sweep, resulting in no audio record of their communications.
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| June 2020 |
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A second lawsuit was filed by three protesters against law enforcement and Trump administration officials, alleging the June 1 events were a 'gross abuse of executive power' that violated their First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment rights.
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| June 2020 |
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Major General William J. Walker, commander of the District of Columbia National Guard, announced an investigation into the use of a medevac helicopter during protests, leading to the grounding of the UH-72 helicopter crew.
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| June 2020 | By early June, over 200 U.S. cities had imposed curfews, and more than 30 states and Washington, D.C. activated over 96,000 National Guard and military service members in response to the protests. |
| June 29 2020 |
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The House Natural Resource Committee held a congressional hearing, hearing testimony from a protester, journalist, church leader, and law professor Jonathan Turley about the clearing of Lafayette Square.
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| June 24 2020 |
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Fencing was reinstalled around Lafayette Park and remained in place until May 2021.
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| June 22 2020 |
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Department of the Interior's Office of Inspector General, led by Inspector General Mark Greenblatt, launched a review of Park Police actions following requests from several members of Congress and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.
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| June 19 2020 | Activist group Distributed Denial of Secrets publishes 269 gigabytes of leaked law enforcement data spanning 10 years, coinciding with Juneteenth, revealing covert monitoring of protesters' communications. |
| June 13 2020 |
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U.S. Secret Service officials issued a correction stating that one employee had used OC spray in response to an 'assaultive individual'.
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| June 11 2020 |
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Temporary fencing around Lafayette Park was dismantled and the park was reopened.
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| June 6 2020 | An estimated half million people participate in protests across 550 locations in the United States. |
| June 5 2020 |
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U.S. Park Police spokesperson Sgt. Eduardo Delgado acknowledged that pepper balls used could cause tears, clarifying the earlier denial of tear gas use.
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| June 4 2020 |
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Amid a dispute between the Pentagon and the White House, some National Guard troops began to withdraw.
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| June 3 2020 |
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Esper attempted to send home a portion of the 1,600 active-duty troops called to Washington, but was ordered by Trump not to do so during an angry meeting.
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| June 3 2020 |
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper held a news conference where he revised his account of the St. John's Church photo op, stating he knew they were going to the church but was not aware a photo op was happening.
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| June 3 2020 |
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Protesters were pushed back almost a full street from the White House, with military vehicles blocking 16th Street NW and officers in riot gear stationed in Lafayette Square.
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| June 3 2020 | Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recommends users download Signal, an end-to-end encrypted messaging app, amid growing protests. |
| June 2 2020 |
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Trump planned a visit to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, which was criticized by Roman Catholic Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory as 'baffling' and 'reprehensible', arguing the shrine would be 'egregiously misused and manipulated'.
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| June 1 2020 |
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At 6:16 p.m., Secret Service started pushing back protesters on H Street without dispersal orders. U.S. Park Police and Arlington County Police Department officers began clearing Lafayette Square area.
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| June 1 2020 |
Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church
President Donald Trump staged a controversial photo op at St. John's Episcopal Church after law enforcement forcefully cleared peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square using tear gas and riot control tactics. Trump posed with a Bible in front of the church's parish house, which had been previously damaged by fire and graffiti during protests.
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| May 28 2020 | Hacktivist group Anonymous releases a video on Facebook threatening to seek revenge on the Minneapolis Police Department and expose their crimes. |
| May 26 2020 | Darnella Frazier posts video of George Floyd's arrest and murder on Facebook, which quickly goes viral and becomes a catalyst for widespread protests against police brutality and structural racism. |
| May 26 2020 | The George Floyd protests began in Minneapolis following the murder of George Floyd, with initial demonstrations emerging at the intersection of East 38th and Chicago Avenue where Floyd was arrested and killed. |
| May 25 2020 |
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George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was murdered by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin during an arrest, with Chauvin keeping his knee on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes. The incident was captured on video and sparked widespread protests and riots across the United States.
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| 2018 |
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Jim Mattis resigned from his position as Secretary of Defense under the Trump administration.
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