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August 2, 2017

DEA Head Condemns Trump for Endorsing Police Brutality
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The acting director of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Chuck
Rosenberg, has condemned President Trump for endorsing police brutality
during a speech to police officers in Brentwood, New York, last week. In
an internal email, Rosenberg told DEA staff members not to follow
Trump's directive to be rough with suspects when putting them into paddy
wagons. He also wrote that he was speaking out against Trump's comments
because "we have an obligation to speak out when something is wrong."
The White House is trying to claim that President Trump was joking when
he endorsed and encouraged police brutality during the speech.


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