DOJ opens civil rights probe into Pretti’s killing
January 30, 2026
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as posted by the channelThe Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis last weekend, a significant shift in how the administration has handled the case.
"I don't want to overstate what is happening," Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said at a press conference Friday, seeking to downplay the probe. "I don't want the takeaway to be there is some massive civil rights investigation. I would describe it as a standard investigation by the FBI."
Earlier in the day, President Trump described Mr. Pretti as an "agitator and, perhaps, insurrectionist," citing video that shows the Minneapolis intensive-care nurse in an altercation with federal agents the day before he was fatally shot.
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