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Race is a big factor in the way cops handled Wednesday’s coup, especially when juxtaposed against the way law enforcement dealt with the BLM protests after George Floyd‘s death .. so says, Sheriff Chris Swanson.
Sheriff Swanson, who famously put down his baton and helmet to join BLM protesters in solidarity this summer in Michigan’s Flint Township, joins us on “TMZ Live” Friday to give his perspective on the Capitol riots from the eyes of law enforcement.
He says there’s no denying — as Michelle Obama pointed out — police handled the situation with pro-Trump protesters much differently than they did last summer with BLM…