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Trump threatens to deploy 'heavily armed' US military to crush George Floyd protests

George Floyd's family is still expecting and waiting for the three other former police officers present during the death, while the Minneapolis Police Department is coming under scrutiny with a civil rights investigation by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.

It comes as Donald Trump received widespread backlash "law and order" speech that led to riot police clearing out protesters before he posed for photos at St John's Church, which Washington clergy called "baffling and reprehensible".

Attorney General William Barr was said to have ordered the area cleared for the president, which prompted House Democrats to call the Secret Service to brief congress about the violent dispersal.

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Key Points

• Mother of George Floyd's daughter calls for justice​
• Former correctional officer charged with driving into Indiana protest
• Kellyanne Conway says it was attorney general who ordered DC area be cleared of protesters
• Civil rights investigation launched into Minneapolis Police Department 
• Three officers to be criminally charged for Floyd's death, attorney says
• Bishops outraged as priests forced from church by police
• Trump threatens to deploy military to end protests
• Private post-mortem classifies cause of death as asphyxia 
• Police officer shot during Las Vegas protests
• EU 'shocked and appalled' by police 'abuse of power'

[2 June 2020 18:37 · Danielle Zoellner]

Illinois governor says Trump has been a 'miserable failure' over George Floyd demonstrations

Illinois governor JB Pritzker has criticised President Donald Trump's response to the George Floyd protests, calling it "a miserable failure".

Mr Pritzker, a Democrat, called in to CNN's OutFront, hosted by Erin Burnett, to criticise the president for saying that he is "your president of law and order" on Monday.

Mr Trump made the remarks after he ordered police to disperse a group of protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets, when he left the White House yesterday to visit a nearby church for a photo opportunity.

James Crump reports: 

[2 June 2020 18:52 · Danielle Zoellner]

Lil Nas says Blackout Tuesday is the 'worst idea ever'

Lil Was spoke out against the viral movement overtaking Instagram where people post a black square with a caption that includes #blackouttuesday. 

The movement has been a way for people to show their solidarity with Black Lives Matter following the death of George Floyd at the hands of four former Minneapolis Police Department. But activists have expressed concerns it actually helps silence the movement because the black squares overtake Instagram's algorithm previously used to promote vital information. 

The musician added his voice to the conversation with his thoughts on the movement. 

 

Our story here: 

[2 June 2020 19:09 · Danielle Zoellner]

Trump's Secret Service director called to brief Congress about violent dispersal of peaceful protesters near White House Breaking news here: 

[2 June 2020 19:22 · Danielle Zoellner]

White supremacists pose as Antifa online and instigate violence

Twitter has deleted a white supremacist account that was pretending to represent "Antifa", the left-wing activist group that Donald Trump has blamed for disturbances during protests across the US.

"This account violated our platform manipulation and spam policy, specifically the creation of fake accounts," said a Twitter spokesperson. "We took action after the account sent a Tweet inciting violence and broke the Twitter Rules."

The fake @ANTIFA_US account, which called on its followers to "f***k the city", was linked to a white supremacist group known as Identity Evropa, said Twitter.

Gino Spocchia reports: 

[2 June 2020 19:40 · Danielle Zoellner]

Protests ignite around the world over the murder of George Floyd

Protesters have taken over cities like London, Paris, and Amsterdam to protest police brutality in the United States. 

The US is not receiving international recognition for what is going on with racism in the country. This encouraged people to leave their homes amid the coronavirus pandemic around the world to also protest police brutality. 

Here are some snapshots of protests from around the world: 

[2 June 2020 19:54 · Danielle Zoellner]

Bishops 'outraged' as priests forced from church by armed police before Trump Bible photo

The bishops in charge of St John's Church of were 'outraged' after priests from the Episcopal Diocese of Washington were removed by armed riot police before Donald Trump's Bible photo.

At least 20 priests and lay volunteers from the diocese were at St John's Lafayette Church throughout the day to support nearby protesters with water, snacks and hand sanitiser.

Reverend Gini Gerbasi, rector of a nearby church in Georgetown, was packing up supplies shortly after 6pm when armed police began expelling demonstrators from Lafayette Park and the church patio, she told Religious News Service.

Justin Vallejo reports: 

[2 June 2020 20:04 · Danielle Zoellner]

Three police officers to be criminally charged for George Floyd's death, attorney says

Criminal charges are expected against three other officers at the scene of the police killing of George Floyd, according to his family's attorneys.

"We heard that they expect to charge those officers," family lawyer Benjamin Crump told NBC's Today on Tuesday. "We understand they will be charged. That is what the family is hearing from the authorities."

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter four days after he was captured in widely shared footage pressing his knee against Mr Floyd's neck for several minutes.

Alex Woodward reports: 

[2 June 2020 20:28 · Danielle Zoellner]

UK opposition parties urge Boris Johnson to suspend export of arms and riot gear to Donald Trump's US Jon Stone reports: 

[2 June 2020 20:43 · Danielle Zoellner]

Minneapolis Police Department to undergo civil rights investigation

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights has filed a civil rights charge against the Minneapolis Police Department following the death of George Floyd last week. 

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz made the announcement on Tuesday as the state's latest step to address police brutality. 

"Silence is complicity. Minnesotans can expect our administration to use every tool at our disposal to deconstruct generations of systemic racism in our state," Mr Walz said. 

"As we move forward, we ask the community to watch what we do, not what we say. It is going to take action at all levels from the neighborhood on up, to get the change we need to see. This effort is only one of many steps to come in our effort to restore trust with those in the community who have been unseen and unheard for far too long."

The investigation will look into the practices at the police department for the last 10 years to see if police have participated in systematic discriminatory practices against people of colour. 

[2 June 2020 20:58 · Danielle Zoellner]

TV reporter tries to stop LA police arresting black store owners and good Samaritans instead of looters

Police arrested black business owners and good Samaritans who were defending a neighbouring store from alleged looters, despite a reporter's pleas.

The arrest was broadcast live on Fox 11 as reporter Christina Gonzalez described the situation unfolding on the street outside a Van Nuys, Los Angeles, liquor store on Monday.

Monet, a local black woman, had been challenging the alleged looters before she flagged down police.

Gino Spocchia has the full story: