U.S. Attorney says troops will investigate violent crime, not protests

U.S. Attorney Matthew Krueger insists federal investigators coming to Milwaukee will be helping to solve violent crimes, not subduing protesters.

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SENDINGFEDERAL AGENTS TO MILWAUKEE.THIS IS THE RECENT SCENE INPORTLAND, OREGON... WHEREFEDERAL AGENTS HAVE BEENDEPLOYED TO TRY AND COMBATVIOLENCE.

BUT THISAFTERNOON... ONE OF THE TOPRANKING FEDERAL OFFICIALS INWISCONSIN SAYS IT WON'T LOOKANYTHING LIKE THAT HERE.MARYJO OLA SPOKE WITH THE U.SATTORNEY TODAY ABOUT"OPERATION LEGEND"MJ STANDUP: THIS MORNING...U-SATTORNEY MATTHEW KRUEGER...ISCLEARING THE AIR ABOUT WHATTHE FEDS WILL AND WILL NOT BEDOING WHEN THEY GET TOMILWAUKEE.VOON WEDNESDAY...THEWhite House ANNOUNCED THEEXPANSION OF LEGEND--AN EFFORTTO DEPLOY FEDERAL AGENTS TOCURB VIOLENCE.THE U-S ATTORNEYSAYS IT WILL INVOLVE TRAINEDINVESTIGATORS WORKING CLOSELYWITH STATE AND LOCAL LAWENFORCEMENT...FOCUSING ONVIOLENT CRIME AND ááNOTáá ONPROTESTS.KRUEGER SAYS THEREHAVE BEEN 97 HOMICIDES INMILWAUKEE THIS YEAR...ALMOST A90-PERCENT JUMP FROM THIS TIMELAST YEAR.

03:32MATTHEWKRUEGER/U.S. ATTORNEY: "Whathas been seen in Portland,Oregon where Customs andBorder Patrol officialsdeputized under the FederalProtective Service to protectfederal property that's why itwas federal officials on thestreets.

That is not what'scoming to Milwaukee these willbe trained investigators.

Notpatrolling the streets, butworking with federal and localinvestigators to help addressviolent crime." MJ STANDUP:YESTERDAY -COMMUNITY ORGANIZERFRANK NITTY TOLD ME THE WHITEHOUSE SENDING FEDERAL AGENTSTO MILWAUKEE WAS AN ATTEMPT TOSILENCE PROETSTERS.US ATTORNEYKRUGERS SAID DETAILS ON HOWMANY FEDERAL AGENTS WILL BEDEPLOYED TO MILWAUKEE AND WHENTHEY MIGHT ARRIVE ARE STILLBEING FINALIZED.MJO TMJ4 NE