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In reply to the discussion: Spoke on background with two attorneys who have defended officer involved shootings. (X and text) [View all]Billsdaughter
(129 posts)25. I wish this were true but it is not
The saddest and most tragic aspect is the US Attorney, at the direction of the USAG, will remove any State criminal action to the federal level and then dismiss.
He will get away with this. Period. Full stop.
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Spoke on background with two attorneys who have defended officer involved shootings. (X and text) [View all]
underpants
Thursday
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The FBI has just shut the state BCA out of the investigation and is withholding all the evidence.
Ocelot II
Thursday
#21
I believe the State of Minnesota will definitely bring charges against him. They have no choice.
Wiz Imp
Thursday
#35
The first thing that has to be done is get the name of the shooter. Do we even have that yet?? Is this going to be
in2herbs
Thursday
#32
Wanna bet? Trump can not prevent the state of Minnesota from charging the murderer
Wiz Imp
Thursday
#7
There is no bottom. So TSF will suspend aid and revenue to MN if need be to force an outcome he wants. He
wiggs
Thursday
#13
If the US and MN have hope that ICE will be held to account and that the administration behind ICE will
wiggs
Thursday
#14
I'm not sure but if the feds do what you purport they may do that would make MN free to charge him
in2herbs
Thursday
#36
MN may charge him but so far they haven't even been given his name! Furthher, the feds can yank
in2herbs
Thursday
#33
No they can't just do that. They have to prove their case that his actions were authorized under federal law and were
Wiz Imp
Thursday
#38
He has been identified just as I said he would be. It was completely obvious he would be.
Wiz Imp
Thursday
#49
It's quite likely that they were ICE officers, but that doesn't mean they were proper cops.
Ocelot II
Thursday
#5
✅✅✅✅ checking off all the things you mentioned done tragically wrong by these goons
underpants
Thursday
#30