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Feds explored possibly charging Portland officials in unrest

by Associated Press
| September 18, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department explored whether it could pursue either criminal or civil rights charges against city officials in Portland, Oregon, after clashes erupted there night after night between law enforcement and demonstrators, a department spokesperson said Thursday.

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