Why the FBI's Minneapolis ICE Shooting Investigation Is Hopelessly Compromised

"The DOJ's final report, based on an exhaustive FBI investigation, concluded that Wilson had acted reasonably and that his "actions do not constitute prosecutable violations" of federal law. The Justice Department found that Brown had reached into a police SUV and punched and grabbed Wilson. When Wilson drew his gun, Brown "grabbed the weapon and struggled with Wilson to gain control of it.""

"The report's findings came as a stark rebuke to prominent liberals. Journalists, celebrities, activists, and Democratic politicians had posed dramatically with both hands in the air in support of the false narrative around Brown. Jonathan Capehart, a left-leaning columnist for the Washington Post, acknowledged candidly that the DOJ report established that 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' was based on a lie."

"Here's the enduring lesson: Those findings, delivered in March 2015, came from the administration of President Barack Obama and a Justice Department headed by Attorney General Eric Holder. They had to know that the investigation's conclusions would embarrass and discredit countless Democrats and liberals and would vindicate a story line favored by their political opponents. But the probe had been thorough and independent, and the truth was the truth. Holder delivered the facts unflinchingly, without regard to the underlying politics."

The Department of Justice concluded that Officer Darren Wilson acted reasonably and that his actions did not constitute prosecutable violations of federal law. The DOJ found that Michael Brown reached into a police SUV, punched and grabbed Wilson, and that when Wilson drew his gun Brown grabbed the weapon and struggled to gain control of it. Physical and forensic evidence contradicted viral claims that Brown was shot in the back or while his hands were raised. The findings originated during the Obama administration under Attorney General Eric Holder, embarrassed many Democrats and liberals, and were presented as the result of a thorough, independent probe.

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