Federal judge tosses most claims against Trump, Barr and U.S. officials in clearing of Lafayette Square
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/lafayette-square-lawsuit-claims-dismissed/2021/06/21/8c0e8416-d2ce-11eb-ae54-515e2f63d37d_story.html
Even though
Officials used batons, clubs and spray and fired projectiles as more than 1,000 largely peaceful demonstrators gathered
and the judge
acknowledged claims that Trump tweeted threats and encouragement of violence against protesters, and ordered Barr take charge of the situation before Barr mobilized law enforcement and appeared at the square just before it was cleared.
because apparently,
these events weren’t enough to allow conspiracy claims to go forward
So once again, Trump wiggles out of responsibility for a crime we know he committed because we can’t prove he conspired to commit it.
