Lafayette Square clearing \'disturbing\' -National Guard officer

Lafayette Square clearing 'disturbing' -National Guard officer

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Lafayette Square clearing 'disturbing' -National Guard officer

Lafayette Square clearing 'disturbing' -National Guard officer

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Adam DeMarco on Tuesday told a House Committee that demonstrators seemed peaceful "yet were subjected to an unprovoked escalation and excessive use of force" by U.S. Park Police when they were cleared from a park near the White House on June 1.

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