The Justice Department on Saturday announced that four men face felony charges after protesters attempted to tear down a statue of President Andrew Jackson in a park near the White House
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The charges — the first brought in a federal court — come after President Donald Trump had promised a crackdown on those attempting to topple or deface monuments of Confederate war heroes and U.S. presidents with poor civil rights records, a trend that has emerged in cities across the country since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
On Friday, Trump signed an executive order aimed at protecting monuments and statues, making the issue a priority for the Justice Department.
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