Schumer calls for DOD watchdog probe of treatment of protesters outside White House
By Jordain Carney - 06/02/20 12:02 PM EDT
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that the Defense Department inspector general should probe the treatment of protesters outside of the White House on Monday.
"Secretary [of Defense Mark] Esper, General [Mark] Milley should not allow the U.S. military to come within a country mile of these ugly stunts. The administration is using the military as a tool to intimidate American citizens and the Department of Defense IG must immediately launch an investigation into how the U.S military was used and whether it was consistent with the laws of our nation," Schumer said from the Senate floor.
Schumer’s demand for an investigation comes after a chaotic scene outside of the White House on Monday.
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