Three Democratic lawmakers are asking federal watchdogs to investigate whether U.S. Park Police broke any laws in routing demonstrators from the square in front of the White House last week.The request was made in a letter released Tuesday to the Interior Department inspector general, Mark Lee Greenblatt.
Officials were in the early stages of reviewing the request, said IG spokeswoman Nancy DiPaolo.Park Police and other security forces lobbed chemical agents and punched and clubbed demonstrators and journalists in clearing Lafayette Square near the White House on June 1, as protests surged around the country following the killing of George Floyd in police custody.