AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Judge blocks feds from destroying evidence in Minnesota shooting
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from "destroying or altering" evidence related to the fatal shooting of a protester by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis in an order late Saturday. The big picture: At stake is whether states can investigate federal agents who use deadly force within their borders. The dispute marks an extraordinary breakdown in federal–state cooperation. - Minnesota's state official who investigates such shootings said in court filings he'd never seen federal agents block local access to a crime scene in 20 years on the job. - It's the second time this month federal agents blocked Minnesota police from investigating a shooting death by federal officials. - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has…
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from "destroying or altering" evidence related to the fatal shooting of a protester by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis in an order late Saturday. The big picture: At stake is whether states can investigate federal agents who use deadly force within their borders. The dispute marks an extraordinary breakdown in federal–state cooperation. - Minnesota's state official who investigates such shootings said in court filings he'd never seen federal agents block local access to a crime scene in 20 years on the job. - It's the second time this month federal agents blocked Minnesota police from investigating a shooting death by federal officials. - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has…Open