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Trump Considering Actions to Address Issues Raised by Protesters

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   U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with faith leaders, law
   enforcement officers and small business owners Thursday in Dallas,
   Texas, as he considers potential responses to nationwide protests that
   followed the death in police custody of African American man George
   Floyd.

   The White House said the roundtable discussion would cover "solutions
   to historic economic, health and justice disparities in American
   communities."

   White House spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany told reporters Wednesday that
   both legislative proposals and executive orders are under
   consideration, and that the administration is looking to deliver them
   "in the coming days."

   One proposal Trump does not support is altering the so-called qualified
   immunity doctrine that helps shield law enforcement officers from civil
   lawsuits.

   "That's a nonstarter in the Democratic legislation," McEnany said.

   Leaders in the majority-Democrat House of Representatives have
   introduced legislation seeking overhauls in the country's policing
   laws, aiming to broaden police accountability, track officers through a
   national police misconduct registry and end the practice of
   transferring military equipment to police departments across the
   nation.

   The Republican-led Senate is working on its own package, and the Senate
   Judiciary Committee is set to hold a hearing on the issue next week.

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