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The arrest came following pressure from President Trump to prosecute protesters who have clashed with federal agents in the Twin Cities.
A magistrate judge last week declined to sign off on a complaint charging Lemon.
And a judge ruled today that federal prosecutors can't seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who's charged with killing a UnitedHealthcare executive.
Three pieces of news from the president and the administration.
The Justice Department today began releasing its latest batch of documents related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
It's more than three million pages of files with thousands of videos and photos.
The Justice Department began the Epstein document dump last month after Congress in November passed a law mandating the release of the files.
Also from the Justice Department, the FBI is leading an investigation into whether federal agents who fatally shot Alex Preddy in Minneapolis violated his civil rights.
Public outcry prompted the Justice Department to expand what had been a more limited probe.
And President Trump, acting in his personal capacity, has sued the IRS and the Treasury Department.
He says the agencies didn't do enough to stop a contractor from leaking his tax returns to the press in 2019.
The lawsuit seeks at least $10 billion from the U.S.
government that he runs.
The White House, IRS, and Treasury Department didn't respond to requests for comment.
The private credit boom on Wall Street is raising some concerns for investors again.
One of BlackRock's private credit funds surprised investors last week when it reported a $140 million loss and marked down the value of its holdings by 19 percent.
The decline just highlights how hard it is to know how much these investments are worth, even as Wall Street and the Trump administration are pushing to make products like these even more widely available to Main Street investors.
I'm joined now by Matt Wertz, who covers credit for The Journal.
Matt, why are these types of investments so hard to value?
What does this mean for ordinary investors?