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Trump Supports the Police, Just as Long as They Support Him
President Trump’s flurry of pardons this week sent a message to law enforcement: He will “back the blue” if they back him.
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Trump Pardons 2 D.C. Officers Convicted in Fatal Chase and Cover-Up
The death of a young Black man, Karon Hylton-Brown, led to days of protests in 2020, not long after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
Police Express Outrage Over Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons
More than 150 officers from the Capitol Police and the D.C. police were injured when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol four years ago.
Officer Beaten by the Jan. 6 Mob on Is On Duty Again, This Time to Protect Trump
Officer Daniel Hodges said he had come to grips with the idea that his professional duty now required him to protect a man whose supporters beat him, kicked him and tried to gouge his eyes out in 2021.
Ahead of Trump’s Inauguration and Jimmy Carter’s Funeral, D.C. Heightens Security
Metropolitan Police say they will be ready for upcoming events at the Capitol.