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Tina Smith: “Typically, particularly if there's some sort of an officer…”

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 00:22

… 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 officer involved shooting, you have the state and the feds working closely together. to gather the evidence and understand what's happening that's not been happening here. And it's one of the reasons why people in Minnesota and I think around the country are just saying this looks like a cover up. (00:22–00:37)

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Asserts that state and federal authorities usually collaborate closely in officer-involved shootings.

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