- David Gilbert @ Wired: The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaging the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis.
- Zack Beauchamp @ Vox: So what if Alex Pretti had a gun?
The unbearable hypocrisy of pro-gun conservatives defending the Minneapolis killing.
- Peter Baker @ The New York Times: For Trump, the Truth in Minneapolis Is What He Says It Is
The Trump team has advanced one-sided narratives to justify each of the killings, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.
- Malcolm Ferguson @ The New Republic: Steve Bannon and Co. Declare War on Minnesota After Pretti Shooting
President Trump’s onetime adviser is urging him to crack down harder in Minneapolis following a federal agent’s killing of Alex Pretti.
- Abby Vesoulis and Ari Berman @ Mother Jones: DOJ’s “Ransom” Letter to Minnesota Reveals How Trump Plans to Rig the Midterms
After a Border Patrol agent killed Alex Pretti, Attorney General Pam Bondi tells Minnesota to hand over its voter roll to “bring an end to the chaos.”
