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Tina Smith: “The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension [had] to get a warrant…”

Featuring: Tina Smith, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Minnesota

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Tina Smith Accuses DHS Of 'Cover Up' Around Killing Of Alex Pretti BY CBP Agents In Minneapolis

Published | Video Starts at 00:10

You've accused the administration of a cover up. You're not getting. I mean, is there any cooperation from the federal government or any information sharing at this point? I mean, when you have The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension [had] to get a warrant to get access to evidence in the killing of Alex Preddy. I think that gives you an indication of the complete lack of cooperation. And this is very unusual because typically, particularly if there's some sort of an offset officer involved … (00:10–00:20)

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