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More than 300 former federal prosecutors and civil-rights attorneys have signed a letter urging the Justice Department to allow state and local investigations into the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
The Weekend · Jackie Alemany, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Laura Haefeli, Vaughn Hillyard, Marty Baron, Eugene Daniels, Perry Carbone, Alex Tabet
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February 7, 2026; 8am: The impact of “Operation Metro Surge” will be felt for weeks to come, especially for the courts. A group of former federal prosecutors and civil-rights attorneys have signed a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding transparency in the Minnesota investigations. One of the lawyers who wrote that letter, former Federal Prosecutor and Chief of the Criminal Division in the Southern District of New York, Perry Carbone, joins “The Weekend” to discuss.
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