WASHINGTON – Outside of the White House protesters demanded police accountability, inside President Donald Trump said Friday he was committed to criminal justice reform.
In 2018, Trump commuted Johnson’s life without parole sentence after she was convicted for non-violent offenses stemming from a cocaine trafficking operation.
Martin Luther King III and Rev. Al Sharpton delivered speeches in solidarity with Black Lives Matter demonstrators. Relatives of Trayvon Martin, Eric Gardner, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Arbery and Jacob Blake were in attendance.
“We’re taking a step forward on America’s rocky but righteous journey toward justice,” King said.
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A man stands in the Reflecting Pool as people attend the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Audrey Dimartinez stands with her grand daughter Eliysia Leber as they listen to speakers during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Martin Luther King, III stands next to his daughter Yolanda Renee King as she speaks on the same spot her grandfather the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have A Dream" speech during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The march was held on the 57th anniversary of the "I Have A Dream" speech. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)A screen displays a video with Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaking during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)People participate in the March on Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)People attend the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Priscilla Duerrero from Boston, currently living in Washington, D.C., attends the March on Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)People pose for a photo in the Reflecting Pool in the shadow of the Washington Monument as they attend the March on Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Terri Biley, of Los Angeles, stands at The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)People participate in the March on Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Jacob Blake Sr., father of Jacob Blake, raises his fist in the air while speaking at the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)The Lincoln Memorial is reflected in the water as people gather to attend the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of National Action Network, speaks at the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)People attend the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, speaks at the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)People walk on Pennsylvania Avenue during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., speaks at the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. At left is her father Martin Luther King, III. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)Philonise Floyd, right, brother of George Floyd, gets ready to march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A man stands in the Reflecting Pool as people attend the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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