Submitted Written Testimony Of Senior Official Performing The Duties Of The Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli Before The U.S. Senate Committee On The Judiciary Subcommittee On The Constitution On August 4th
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2020/08/04/submitted-written-testimony-senior-official-performing-duties-deputy-secretary-ken
Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Hirono and distinguished members of the Committee:
Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) role in protecting against the continued assaults by criminals and violent extremists in the city of Portland, Oregon and more specifically, the Federal Courthouse and federal law enforcement officers there.
For more than two months now, federal property and federal law enforcement officers in Portland have been under assault – in July it occurred every single night. Violent extremists in Portland have perverted the peaceful protests in the aftermath of George Floyd’s tragic death.
As we begin, it is important to be crystal clear about this: Rioters are not protestors and protestors are not rioters. To confuse the two, regardless of motive, does a grave disservice to the critical place for peaceful protest in our country and it does a grave disservice to our country’s brave law enforcement officers who protect those rights.
Let me be clear, the Department fully supports the rights of peaceful protestors. The principles of justice and equality under the law are the core of who we are as a republic, and the right of the people to peaceably assemble and voice their concerns is a fundamental human liberty rightly enshrined in our Bill of Rights. We will never abandon our mission to safeguard those precious and hard-fought freedoms.
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