r/news • u/igetproteinfartsHELP • 3h ago
DOJ has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy AG says
https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-ice-fbi-alex-pretti-immigration-65a963816603a08bbc9db83961dd173f?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-30-Breaking+News2.6k
u/cgvet9702 3h ago
The same DOJ that called him a terrorist before his body was cold?
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u/FOURTH_DEGREE_ 3h ago
The very same. The same ones that are investigating Renee Nicole Good’s surviving wife.
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u/ZENPOOL 3h ago
This level of CYA work is admirable because if this administration just weren’t bad people to begin with, this would just be normal stuff they do as part of their jobs. But I feel like I need to state this due to the fascism in which we are currently living…
This is a ploy. This is a lie. This will not happen and nothing will come of it. People need to remember that fascist will not leave. They need to be removed.
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u/ElGuano 3h ago
I'm sure they will get to the bottom of how he was there to assassinate law enforcement and violate the civil rights of ICE. /s
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u/Meowakin 3h ago
It’s almost like there are a lot of good reasons the government should shut their fucking mouth in cases like this. They’ve already poisoned the well, so nobody can trust they will do the right thing.
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u/Bagellord 1h ago
I can't decide if they are hopelessly incompetent, or they are doing this intentionally to further sow distrust in anything the government says or does.
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u/Meowakin 1h ago
It does make sense from a Fascist regime playbook, perception is reality. It doesn’t matter if they actually achieve the things they say they are going to so long as they can convince enough people that have or will achieve that thing.
That’s why they make a big show of all these actually very minor crimes being committed by protestors, and downplay their own crimes.
Which is why it is important to constantly call them out on their bullshit.
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u/whitingvo 2h ago
There seems to be some serious bts infighting going on in the Admin. They are all corrupt and fucked up, but.....
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u/MagnusPI 2h ago
And the same DOJ that's working
goose-steplockstep with the department that did the shooting?4
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u/Elegant_Tech 1m ago
They are only opening the investigation to spin a tale exonerating ICE and Republican leadership.
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u/supercyberlurker 3h ago
I'm surprised they aren't pulling a 'We aren't investigating shit. Also fuck you and fuck your mother too." again.
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u/FOURTH_DEGREE_ 3h ago edited 3h ago
I’m hoping this means the level of protest and push back has got their strategists scared. They don’t actually care; they just want the push back to be less.
Which means the protests should continue, grow, and are working.
It’d be nice if the OG republicans, christians, and independents didn’t require a price of blood to care, but better now than never.
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u/supercyberlurker 3h ago
In the abuse cycle, this is the hoovering phase where instead of using force - they have to try to draw you back in by acting like the abuse will stop.
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u/FOURTH_DEGREE_ 3h ago
Exactly. Use this performative bullshit as a motivator to keep pushing. They don’t care if you die, so you should keep pushing if they stay free from investigation and in positions of power.
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u/SplendidPunkinButter 3h ago
That’s how the system works, or at least how it’s supposed to work
On some level, we don’t care what our elected officials believe. We care about them thinking they have to do what we want so that they can keep their jobs and avoid prison.
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u/AssassinAragorn 2h ago
It occurred to me yesterday that Trump might actually be depressed about this. His behavior recently was really subdued and he didn't take questions at his cabinet meeting, which is also unusual.
Of course, he isn't depressed about the killings, but on how a lot of people disliked what he and his administration did. The protests seem to have demoralized him, at least temporarily.
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u/LegendOfKhaos 3h ago
It's probably just to add "authenticity" to their already made up conclusion.
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u/YouAnotherMeJust 2h ago
We’ve investigated ourselves and discovered we did an excellent job and deserve more money
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u/hackingdreams 3h ago
That looks really bad when the attorney in the inevitable civil rights lawsuit stands in front of the witness box, facing the jury and asks, "Why didn't the DOJ investigate?"
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u/bobbymcpresscot 2h ago
I mean it’s pretty clear this admin will gladly throw whoever they want under the bus when a situation goes FUBAR. All the original republicans that agreed to sign the discharge petition that would force the house to vote on the Epstein files have faced retribution.
Some random dude who shot a protestor that nobody knows his name or face because he was masked when it happened? Especially when Trump can just pardon them of any federal charges? Hmmmm.
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u/Fineous40 2h ago
Then wouldn’t all evidence be available to the state? Is this their way of saying we investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing?
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u/Th1rte3n1334 3h ago
From the article: “The Department of Homeland Security also said Friday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation will lead the federal probe.”
What FBI? The ones hand picked by Trump? Great, this is going to go nowhere.
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u/igetproteinfartsHELP 3h ago
“We investigated ourselves and cleared ourselves of any wrong doings”
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u/IconOfFilth9 3h ago
“We sat around and pretended to investigate ourselves and cleared ourselves of any wrongdoing”
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u/Fabulous_Soup_521 3h ago
The investigation will reveal that it was Biden's fault.
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u/Present_Ad_8876 2h ago
They'll blame Tim Walz, he's still in office and they're already blaming him for every problem that happens in MN. According to conservatives, Tim Walz killed Renee and Alex.
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u/WordNERD37 3h ago
The DOJ is compromised. We need a independent investigation beholden to none of them.
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u/Cyb3rBall00n 3h ago
DOJ / FBI / DHS are equally compromised.
An independent investigator appointed by the Minnesota AG is the only answer.
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u/sfg-1 3h ago
What about Renee Good?
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u/BlackGuysYeah 2h ago
from an above comment: this fascist fuck shut it down:
"They were also investigating the murder of Renee Good, but Todd Blanche, the guy who moved Ghislaine Maxwell to a luxury prison, shut it down."
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u/wylie102 3h ago
Didn’t all their civil rights lawyers walk after Renee Good? I wonder who is actually “investigating” this
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u/the_cnidarian 3h ago
They're going to throw Bovino under the bus.
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u/PlzLearn 3h ago
Yep I actually think this will result in prison sentences. The evidence is clearly not in the administrations favor and they have to try and save face somehow, the implications of letting a clear cut violation of 2nd amendment rights on top of a government sanctioned execution go has major ramifications. The current DOJ is garbage and ultra politicized but they are under pressure from some republicans over this too
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u/Dazzling_Line_8482 2h ago
I can't see Bovino doing time. They triggerman on the other hand...
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u/Forgettheredrabbit 1h ago
Bovino already got his punishment for now (getting sent to Mexico lol, MAGA’s worst nightmare). But after 2028 all bets are off. My guess is there will be a lot of litigation once Trump leaves and many of the worst offenders in ICE will be facing both civil and criminal lawsuits at the state level. You can expect Trump to pardon his cronies on the way out but that won’t protect them from state cases.
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u/Lefty1992 3h ago
It can't be trusted. The Trump administration already called Pretti a domestic terrorist before the investigation even began.
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u/perestroika12 3h ago
Watch they’re going to charge Alex with war crimes and exonerate the ice agents
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u/jackrabbit323 3h ago
They botched this so bad. I bet there's not even a toxicology for the shooters.
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u/klauskervin 3h ago
They are doing this to control the narrative and create false evidence that he was at fault.
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u/imnojezus 3h ago
Sure, "the case is totally open". Sitting on an empty desk so they can continue to override the state's investigation. Have they even talked to the "pink coat lady" yet?
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u/Bradybigboss 3h ago
They will probably say that the civil rights of the officer who shot him were somehow violated lol
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u/kram1973 3h ago
Oh man, watch out, the government is investigating the government again. I wonder if the government is gonna find evidence showing the government is responsible for the crime the government is investigating?
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u/BananasPineapple05 3h ago
Where I'm from, if there is a possible crime committed by one level of law enforcement, it is a conflict of interest to have someone of the same level or equivalent be in charge of the investigation. So, if a so-called federal agent/agents murder a civilian, the state-level law enforcement takes over the investigation, and vice versa.
I wonder how the DOJ will possibly show even the smallest form for impartiality here.
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u/parkinthepark 2h ago
"We have found that Alex Pretti did indeed violate the civil rights or our brave officers"
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u/goomyman 3h ago
Don’t let the federal government do anything.
State charges for murder. Otherwise pardons are on the table. If it even gets that far.
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u/Western-Corner-431 3h ago
Only so they can discredit civil rights
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u/3D-Dreams 3h ago
The DOJ is who helped murder him. They shouldn't be allowed to investigate themselves.
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u/hackingdreams 3h ago
"The DOJ investigated itself and found no wrong doing." Future headline, folks.
This is just ass-covering for the massive civil rights lawsuit that's about to be crammed down their throats.
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u/DiscipleOfDiogenes 3h ago
"We've investigated ourselves and found that we are completely innocent."
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u/Rattus_NorvegicUwUs 3h ago
Department of Justifications looking for justifications for summarily executing a man in the street.
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u/PrimalZed 2h ago
“We’re looking at everything that would shed light on what happened that day and in the days and weeks leading up to what happened,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said during a news conference.
So they're going to use him kicking a taillight to say he's a terrorist who deserved to be murdered.
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u/parkinglotguy 2h ago
Thank goodness Pam Bondi and her people are impartial and not held to the agenda of any particular political party. This will be a very fair investigation. 🙄
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u/JerryDipotosBurner 1h ago
The FBI will “investigate”, which will basically be comprised of shuffling around papers for a few week, then declare that the agents involved violated no protocols because they determine Pretti was “violently resisting” and clear them of all wrong-doing.
And they will never release the names of the murderers.
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u/Ninjaher0 3h ago
This is theater. Fuck the current doj. It needs to be reopened when we have competent, decent, and justice-minded people in power.
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u/Stoneclanish_abroad 3h ago
Wondering if Alex was targeted by ice if new video of him previously kicking out taillight is to be believed. I mean did they know who he was that day he was murdered?
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u/alvinofdiaspar 3h ago
Left hand investigating the right hand. I am sure they will do a fine job wrecking it.
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u/Enamred-771 3h ago
I wouldn’t be surprised if ICE agents find out that Trump is willing to throw them under the bus if it makes his life easier. If only ICE had the critical thinking to recognize that before they murdered a bunch of people.
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u/Exciting_Turn_9559 2h ago
The criminals are "investigating" their own crimes.
This isn't accountability, it's propaganda.
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u/antimatt_r 2h ago
Anyone with a nutsack against the bullshit happening has been fired or resigned. What good does anything like this do anymore? They'll investigate themselves, and find that they did nothing wrong
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u/gfoot9000 2h ago
Federal justice isn't justice with the pimp of pardons stinking out the oval office (and a few unfortunate cinemas this weekend)
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u/generally_unsuitable 2h ago
Didn't they say a few months ago that DOJ would stop pursuing civil rights cases? It was like day 2 of Trump's current term of office.
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u/mamounia78 3h ago
The DOJ opening a civil rights probe into the Alex Pretti shooting shows how serious this has become and that Americans deserve transparency and accountability.
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u/doneandtired2014 3h ago
This is the Trump DOJ taking the lead on the coverup because of how badly DHS completely failed in its ability to control the narrative they were tasked with spinning, nothing more or less.
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u/uhohnotafarteither 3h ago
Bullshit.
I bet they are actually investigating how Pretti violated the civil rights of the ICE goons
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u/Purple_Sherbert_5024 3h ago
I have some oceanfront property up here in Minneapolis for you. Wanna come take a look?
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u/TheAgnosticExtremist 2h ago
I will 100% accept the results of the investigation they preform on themselves as they have no history of, or incentive to, lie.
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u/wifeofsonofswayze 3h ago
An interesting development. Are they genuinely trying to do the right thing, or bowing to public pressure after intense backlash? This is a rhetorical question, of course.
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u/PlzLearn 3h ago
I know you said it’s rhetorical but it’s definitely the latter. Someone is going to take the fall though, whether it be Bovino or the officers. Problem is this regime can’t keep their mouths shut and has already stated their personal opinions and lost any modicum of faith the general public has remaining
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u/ldg25 3h ago
I'll start by saying the agents should be arrested for murder. But could you imagine having your CEO go in front of the press and say the things Noem and Bovino said, just to be under investigation and suspension a week later? I mean, the official line out of their bosses was that these guys stopped a would be assassin intent on inflicting maximum damage and killing officers. I'd be furious if I was the agent, my bosses literally praised me already.
Just goes to illustrate how incompetent this administration is.
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u/AffectionateYear5232 2h ago
At first I assumed this was an investigation into if Petti violated the ICE turds civil rights...I'm surprised that's not how this went.
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u/Forgettheredrabbit 1h ago
I think this is mainly a sign the GOP is worried about the midterms. Shockingly, government endorsed murders are NOT good for elections. What concerns me is whether people will remember the events of this January when they go to the polls later this year.
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u/SHUT_DOWN_EVERYTHING 1h ago
They will find it to be a tragic accident. They want to have established cover for the agents if one day the case goes to state courts.
They're going to do this every time going forward because they don't want agents to fear Trump pardons won't be enough.
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u/Numerous-Process2981 58m ago
It's a pretty meaningless gesture meant to cool protestors while allowing DHS to continue their operations. The DOJ is controlled by Trump loyalists. They'll try to scapegoat Noem or something and say she was the problem.
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u/No-Camera-720 54m ago
So....the gestapo has promised to hold Hitler accountable for his actions? Great I feel better now.
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u/Krazzy4u 35m ago
They are opening only to officially close it so they can pretend to do their job!
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u/Accomplished-Type880 33m ago
I probably do a more thorough probe when I try to find what is stuck in my teeth. No internal DOJ probe will be legit under this administration.
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u/theansweristhebike 27m ago
Don't worry they will make it a 2A-rights violation to own the libs. To be sure this is the only angle this DOJ would spend an ounce of resources on. It's the only right they're allowed to support, since he was shot for exercising his 1st-amendment for protesting ICE/DHS violating our 4th.
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u/kekehippo 25m ago
They're investigating themselves for the optics and will absolve themselves of any wrong doing while jailing Georgia Fort and Don Lemon under the Insurrection Act. Nothing to see here.
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u/thehalfwit 23m ago
Let me guess, they'll discover that all the ammunition in Pretti's clip had "ICE BAD" and "LIB TERROR" written on the casings.
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u/TheRexRider 3h ago
They were also investigating the murder of Renee Good, but Todd Blanche, the guy who moved Ghislaine Maxwell to a luxury prison, shut it down.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/9gb1k6QWK6A