To avoid delays, state troopers blocked off the hallway outside the room, creating a “natural buffer.” Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens said the move was intended to allow the public hearing to proceed while also protecting First Amendment rights to demonstrate, Bayens said.
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Butler had a limited following on the platform, so it is unlikely many people saw the livestream, which Meta later provided to investigators, Bayens said.
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