These decisions by the judiciary are about the office and the USA Constitution. The actions by officers were not incorrect. They acted according to the orders they received from the highest members of the chain of command. The idea this was an illegal act is incorrect on it's face.
The issue that CONTINUES TO GO UNADDRESSED is the corruption and abuse of power by Trump and his minions in the Republican Party, legislature, and the administration. The people elected a crook to the Oval Office. What transpired after receiving the oath of office was an enormous amount of corruption that even sought to undermine the USA's national security by providing highly classified material to Russia.
The only reason Trump maintained his office is that the Republican Party, especially in the US Senate is corrupt to the core, with perhaps the exception of Senators Mitt Romney and Cornyn. Senator Cornyn is still conducting investigations by his committee assignments and acting in the best interest of the people of Texas. I disagree with most of his world views, but, I believe him to be honest and loyal to the USA Constitution.
While I understand the need for democratic organizations and governments to take action to bring about justice, the fact of the matter is this is not a Rule of Law issue so much as it is an issue of deep-seated corruption and abuse of power.
Rep. Liz Cheney prefers to see it as a lack of real competency/education. That is primarily true of the Republican House members and voters that treat politics as popular and are FANS of WWF and all that mess that propels Republicans to vote for figures such as Trump and his "You're Fired" POWER.
However, this particular issue is not about the Rule of Law. Should a legitimate reason be needed to 'send in the police,' that must be kept intact. It isn't the Rule of Law on trial in Lafayette Square. The police acted as they were ordered and it was a much-practiced drill. The problem is the UNDERLYING corruption of the government that ordered the attack on demonstrators while clearing the streets for Trump's photo-op.
These attempts at bringing about justice through the backdoor continue because Trump was not impeached and the right-wing extremism seen in characters such as Josh Hawley continues to be touted as correct and best. I find the insight of Rep. Liz Cheney regarding the personal safety of Congress members and their families paramount to overcoming the continued attempts to overthrow the USA Constitution.
The threats of members of Congress are somewhat expected as realized by attacks on the homes of Speaker Pelosi and then-Majority Leader Moscow Mitch. But, if there are constituents and/or other Congressional members that are actively threatening members of Congress in either house, there need to be investigations by the FBI and arrests to those seeking to harm their representatives and their families. This is a major problem and the investigative agencies, even at the local level, need to investigate and act to prosecute. This return of the strength of the USA Constitution is not over.
By Spencer H. Hsu
A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed most claims (click here) filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of D.C., Black Lives Matter and others in lawsuits that accused the Trump administration of authorizing an unprovoked attack on demonstrators in Lafayette Square last year.
The plaintiffs asserted the government used unnecessary force to enable a photo op of President Donald Trump holding a Bible outside of the historical St. John’s Church. But U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich of Washington called allegations that federal officials conspired to make way for the photo too speculative.
The judge’s decision came in a 51-page opinion after the Justice Department requested she toss four overlapping lawsuits naming dozens of federal individual and agency defendants, as well as D.C. and Arlington police, in the June 2020 incident....
