"This is an obvious attempt to intimidate me for standing up for Minneapolis, local law enforcement, and residents against the chaos and danger this Administration has brought to our city, Frey said in a post on X, responding to the reports of an investigation. I will not be intimidated. My focus remains where it's always been: keeping our city safe, Frey wrote."
"Weaponising the justice system and threatening political opponents is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic. Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly, Walz added. US senators Kelly, from Arizona, and Slotkin, from Michigan, are under investigation by the Trump administration after appearing with other Democratic lawmakers in a video urging members of the military to resist illegal orders given by their superiors."
The United States Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for allegedly impeding federal law enforcement through public statements. Multiple media outlets reported the probe, though the Justice Department did not immediately confirm it publicly. Frey called the investigation an attempt to intimidate him and said he will not be intimidated, reaffirming his focus on public safety. Walz condemned the tactic as weaponising the justice system and referenced other Democrats and officials under investigation. The developments coincide with a violent ICE crackdown and the reported shooting death of Renee Nicole Good by federal agents.
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