The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation after federal agents fatally shot Minneapolis man Alex Pretti.
Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the investigation during a Friday news conference, but he sought to downplay its scope. “I don’t want to overstate what’s happening,” he said.
Federal agents arrested a Twin Cities independent journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon after they reported on a protest at a Twin Cities church earlier this month.
Journalist Georgia Fort’s attorney said she was arrested at about 6 a.m. and taken to the Whipple Federal Building.
Trump also Pretti overnight on social media, labelling him an “agitator” and possibly an “insurrectionist.”
Here’s what else you need to know:
- The White House says federal agents will draw down, but the state must cooperate.
- President Donald Trump, however, said federal agents are not pulling back “at all.”
- ICE is reportedly using facial recognition technology to identify protesters.
- Greg Bovino was seen driving through South Dakota and Wyoming after leaving Minnesota.
- Calls for a second economic protest on Friday were not picking up much traction among Minnesota businesses.
- More than a week before he was killed, Pretti was tackled by federal agents after he cursed and flipped them off as they drove by, according to bystander video obtained by the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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