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Parents of Alex Pretti slam Trump administration for withholding evidence into his killing · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: The parents of Alex Preti held an emotional press conference
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  Speaker 1: Tuesday to condemn the Trump administration for repeatedly withholding crucial
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  Speaker 1: investigative files regarding their son's fatal shooting by federal immigration agents.
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  Speaker 1: Susan and Michael Preti, addressing reporters alongside legal counsel in Minneapolis.
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  Speaker 1: accused the Department of Justice and Homeland Security officials of
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  Speaker 1: actively shielding the involved agents and misleading the public about
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  Speaker 1: the events surrounding the January 2026 killing. The family's public
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  Speaker 1: outcry highlights lingering grief and political friction nine months after
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  Speaker 1: the former Veterans Affairs ICU nurse was shot while attempting
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  Speaker 1: to assist a bystander during a federal enforcement action. During
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  Speaker 1: the press conference, The Preddy family revealed that federal agencies
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  Speaker 1: have repeatedly ignored court deadlines and rejected administrative requests to
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  Speaker 1: release unredacted body camera footage, ballistics reports, and internal communications.
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  Speaker 1: Michael Preddy emphasized that despite his family's trust in the
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  Speaker 1: American legal system, federal prosecutors have consistently restricted transparency while
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  Speaker 1: promoting false public narratives regarding his son's actions. Susan Preddy
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  Speaker 1: criticized administration officials for attempting to slander her son's character,
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  Speaker 1: reaffirming that Alex was an unarmed healthcare worker carrying only
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  Speaker 1: a cell phone when federal officers opened fire. The dispute
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  Speaker 1: over federal evidence disclosures reflects broader legal resistance surrounding executive
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  Speaker 1: law enforcement operations conducted earlier this year across Minnesota. While
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  Speaker 1: local prosecutors and state officials obtained partial evidence following months
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  Speaker 1: of litigation, federal authorities continue to assert law enforcement privileges
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  Speaker 1: to prevent complete public disclosure. Civil rights attorneys representing the
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  Speaker 1: family stated that they are preparing additional federal motions to
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  Speaker 1: compel the immediate release of all investigative files and identify
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  Speaker 1: the specific officers involved in the lethal encounter. The Prudy
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  Speaker 1: family's demands arrived just six days before the November 3rd
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  Speaker 1: midterm elections, re-energizing national political debates over federal immigration tactics,
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  Speaker 1: executive accountability, and civil liberties. Democratic lawmakers have renewed calls
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  Speaker 1: for congressional subcommittees to subpoena the Department of Homeland Security
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  Speaker 1: regarding its handling of fatal enforcement incidents. As voters prepare
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  Speaker 1: to cast their ballots, The standoff in Minneapolis underscores the
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  Speaker 1: deep public skepticism surrounding federal transparency and oversight heading into
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  Speaker 1: the campaign's final sprint.