Then-President Donald Trump holds a Bible outside St. John's Church across from Lafayette Square near the White House on June 1, 2020. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
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Military police hold a line near the White House on June 1 as demonstrators gather to protest police brutality in Washington, D.C. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Police officers stand guard with the statue of Andrew Jackson after protesters tried to topple it at Lafayette Square in front of the White House on Monday night. Police responded with pepper spray to break up the demonstration. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump walking from the White House to St. John's Church on June 1. Gen. Mark Milley (far right), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was among those walking behind the president. Milley says his presence was "a mistake" that he has learned from, but the incident has prompted discussions about how the military can maintain nonpartisanship within the Trump administration. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Gen. Mark Milley (right) appears with President Trump as he departs the White House en route to St. John's Church on June 1. Milley now says his presence "created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics." Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Defense Secretary Mark Esper, here at a Pentagon press conference in March, says he does not support invoking the 1807 Insurrection Act to deal with the current unrest in the nation. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption