Federal forces coming to Milwaukee
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DEVELOPING TODAY: WE AREEXPECTING TO HEAR FROM THEU.S. ATTORNEY THIS MORNING,ABOUT THE DEPLOYMENT OFFEDERAL AUTHORITIES TOMILWAUKEE.
THE WHITE HOUSEANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THATAGENTS WILL BE SENT TO SEVERALU.S. CITIES, INCLUDINGMILWAUKEE, TO HELP CURBVIOLENT CRIME.OUR RYAN JENKINSJOINS US LIVE FROM DOWNTOWNMILWAUKEE WITH WHAT STATE ANDLOCAL LEADERS ARE SAYING.RYAN?GOOD MORNING,TODAY, THE U.S.ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ... EXPECTEDTO GIVE AN UPDATE ABOUT"OPERATION LEGEND" THAT'S THEPRESIDENT'S PLAN TO PUTFEDERAL FORCES IN SEVERALCITIES ... HE SAYS TO HELPFIGHT CRIME.THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERNABOUT THE USE OF FEDERALAGENTS TO POLICE PROTESTSRECENTLY.RIGHT NOW INPORTLAND, THE JUSTICEDEPARTMENT''S INDEPENDENTINSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE ISLOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS THATFEDERAL TROOPS ILLEGALLYROUNDED PEOPLE UP, ARRESTINGTHEM AND DRIVING THEM AWAY INUNMARKED VANS AT PROTESTSTHERE.WISCONSIN'S GOVERNORSAYS HE FEARS AMPING UP THEFEDERAL PRESENCE HERE WILLCREATE MORE TURMOIL.MILWAUKEE'S MAYOR RELEASED ASTATEMENT SAYING... HE ISCONCERNED THE PRESIDENT ISTRYING TO CREATE POLITICALDIVISION.AND --QUOTE- "FEDERALAGENTS ARE NOT WELCOME HEREFOR THAT PURPOSE."OTHER LOCALLEADERS ARE SPEAKING UP ASWELL.<"That's not something that weneed to see.
The rationalethat the President hasmentioned is sending theseforces into cities and statescontrolled by Democrats and Idon't want for federal agentsto come into Milwaukee, or toany city really as a politicalploy."