Del. Plaskett Responds to A.G. Barr Using Virgin Islands to Justify Use of Federal Troops, Police in American Cities
July 25, 2020
July 25, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, issued the following statement after Attorney General William Barr compared the use of federal law enforcement in American cities to the use of federal law enforcement and the National Guard in the Virgin Islands in 1989 after Hurricane Hugo:
"On June 7th, Attorney General Barr appeared on the Face the Nation program and attempted to compare the imposition of federal law enforcement to the Virgin Islands in 1989 aft . . .
"On June 7th, Attorney General Barr appeared on the Face the Nation program and attempted to compare the imposition of federal law enforcement to the Virgin Islands in 1989 aft . . .