"Minnesota prosecutors ratcheted up their efforts after the Trump administration refused to cooperate, sending a series of strongly worded legal letters demanding evidence in the Good shooting and others."
"Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty characterized the lawsuit against the Trump administration as unprecedented in American history, highlighting the unique nature of the federal government's refusal to cooperate."
"Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison stated, 'The federal government has refused to cooperate with state law enforcement, which is unique, rare and simply cannot be tolerated.'"
"The case has become a game of constitutional chicken over states' rights versus federal immunity, illustrating the tensions between local and federal authorities."
Minnesota prosecutors initiated a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration after it declined to cooperate in investigations of shootings involving federal agents. The lawsuit targets the departments of Homeland Security and Justice for withholding evidence related to the shootings of Renee Good, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, and Alex Pretti. Local officials characterized the lack of cooperation as unprecedented and intolerable, emphasizing the constitutional conflict between states' rights and federal immunity in this context.
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