Trump signs executive order on police reform
Last updated 6/16/2020 at 11:08am
JILL COLVIN, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing Tuesday that would encourage better police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use-of-force complaints.
In Rose Garden remarks, Trump stressed the need for higher standards and commiserated with mourning families, even as he hailed the vast majority of officers as selfless public servants and held his law-and-order line, while criti...
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