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Pedro Camacho

Kristi Noem Walks Back Denial of Chemical Agent Use On Minnesota Protesters After Court Finds Evidence

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem (Credit: Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reversed course on her denial that federal agents had used chemical agents against protesters in Minnesota.

Speaking on CBS's "Face the Nation," Noem said her department had not used pepper spray or similar crowd-control tools restricted by a judicial order issued last week. "That federal order was a little ridiculous, because that federal judge came down and told us we couldn't do what we already aren't doing," she said.

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