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Tracy Mumford

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The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

Videos show Preddy stepped between a woman and an agent who was pepper spraying her.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

He was then pepper sprayed, and a group of agents piled onto him.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

They pinned him down and appeared to pull a handgun off of Preddy's hip before agents opened fire, killing him.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

Videos show Preddy, who had a permit to carry a firearm, never drew his weapon.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

This looks like a situation where an individual arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem immediately claimed Preddy assaulted the officers.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

That was echoed by the head of the FBI, Kash Patel.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

And by a senior Border Patrol official, Gregory Bovino.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

Stephen Miller, one of President Trump's top advisers, went further, calling Preddy a would-be assassin and a domestic terrorist.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

Administration officials made similar claims, with no evidence, about Renee Good, who was killed in her car by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this year.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said he had called the White House to demand that the state handle the investigation into Preddy's death, saying the federal government cannot be trusted.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

Despite that, state authorities say they've been cut out again, like they were after Good's killing.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

Over the weekend, they took the extraordinary measure of getting an emergency court order to bar federal officials from destroying any evidence.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

Still, they say they haven't received basic facts from the government, like the identities of the agents who opened fire.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

In Washington, meanwhile, the uproar over Preddy's killing could lead to a partial government shutdown at the end of the week.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

The Senate was set to vote on legislation that funds a broad range of government programs.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

But some key Democrats now say they're opposed to it, since it includes over $60 billion for DHS, including $10 billion specifically for ICE.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

Senator Angus King, an independent from Maine, where federal agents have also launched a ramped-up immigration enforcement operation, said on CBS yesterday that he shared Democrats' concerns and that ICE funding should be voted on separately.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

At least one Republican senator has also raised concerns about the shooting.

The Headlines
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said it was incredibly disturbing and called for a joint federal-state investigation, saying, quote, the credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake.