Pretti, Todd Blanche and Civil Rights Division

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DOJ opens civil rights investigation into Pretti shooting, Blanche says
The Department of Justice is conducting a civil rights investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti, who was shot by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis last week, Deputy Attorney General Todd ...

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Todd Blanche Says New Video of Pretti Kicking ICE Vehicle Will Not Change Shooting Investigation
The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the killing of Alex Pretti
Trump Administration Expands Investigation of Pretti Killing
WASHINGTON—The FBI is leading an investigation into whether federal agents who fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis violated his civil rights, a top Justice Department official said Friday, expandi...

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Civil rights investigation opened into Alex Pretti shooting
US Justice Dept Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Alex Pretti Shooting, Official Says
FBI takes over investigation of Minnesota shooting as Trump calls Alex Pretti an 'insurrectionist'
Separately, Customs and Border Protection, which is part of DHS, is doing its own internal investigation into the shooting, during which two officers opened fire on Pretti.

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DOJ opens a civil rights probe into Alex Pretti's fatal shooting in Minneapolis, deputy AG says
DOJ says it has opened a civil rights investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti

Blanche says nobody thinks Alex Pretti’s actions meet ‘legal definition of domestic terrorism’

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Monday that the actions of Alex Pretti before he was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday did not constitute domestic terrorism. “I don’t think anybody thinks that they were comparing what happened on Saturday to the legal definition of domestic terrorism,

Trump Goon Gives Heartless Response to Slain Nurse’s Family

Todd Blanche suggested to NBC News that Pretti, the Veterans Affairs nurse killed by a Border Patrol agent Saturday, was impeding federal officers when he was thrown to the ground, beaten, and then shot dead—a chilling encounter captured on video.

Fox News Host Grills Trump DOJ Official On DHS Officials Claiming Alex Pretti Committed 'Domestic Terrorism': Did Your Colleagues Go 'Too Far?'

A Fox News host grilled Deputy AG Todd Blanche over reports of internal frustrations about DHS officials calling Alex Pretti a domestic terrorist.