Ryan J. Reilly is a justice reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Wednesday issued a damning report criticizing former Attorney General William Barr for overseeing a 'chaotic and disorganized' response to protests, unrest and rioting in the nation's capital following the 2020 murder of George Floyd.
'One BOP supervisor stated that he did not have his personnel bring shields with them because they were unaware that they were going to be assisting with crowd control,' the inspector general report said. 'It was not until after they arrived at Lafayette Park that they learned of their role, less than an hour before the clearing operation began.
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