Ranking Dems demand answers on failure of DOJ to investigate killings

[JimH52]

Judiciary Committee Democrats Demand DOJ Answer for Its Refusal to Investigate Homicides of American Citizens in Minneapolis by Law Enforcement

Washington, D.C. (January 27, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement; Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and...

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“Federal agents have now gunned down and killed two American citizens—Renée Good and Alex Pretti—in Minneapolis. Videos taken by bystanders who observed and documented these killings leave little doubt that there is no legal or moral justification for these cold-blooded homicides. Yet, under your leadership, the Department of Justice (DOJ)—an agency created in 1870 at the height of post-Civil War Reconstruction to enforce the civil rights of all Americans—actively obstructed any investigation into these killings, and instead of defending the civil rights of Americans, DOJ now appears to be covering up the most egregious civil rights offenses and systematically condoning the lawless killing of Americans by agents of the government,” wrote the Ranking Members.

The entire administration is lying to the American people. Rather than launch an investigation of the Pretti’s shooting, they are circling the wagons with lies.

 

[kyzr]

YAWN

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

They were armed insurrectionists, not protesters.
ICE has a 100% right to defend themselves.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

YAWN

It’s not so much a failure as it is a willful attempt to cover up Trump’s crimes and corruption.

The Trump regime has no interest in facts and the truth: that innocent citizens are being executed for no other reason than engaging in peaceful, lawful protest.

 

[berg80]

MN officials say they still have not been given full access to information the feds have. The videos of Good and Pretti's executions explain why.