Kaitlan Collins: DoJ Believes That the Comments by the Mayor and the Governor Are Impeding Law Enforcement in Minneapolis

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COLLINS: “Yeah. And it was the same person, Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, who confirmed, Jake, that there would not be an investigation into the actions of the ICE agent here. They said that there was no basis for a civil rights investigation. That‘s the only investigation that would be prompted as a result of this. And so, that was our clearest indication we got yet earlier this week that that was not happening. And now we‘re learning here tonight that they are investigating, apparently, comments made by the governor and by the mayor. Whether or not that leads to anything, obviously, Jake, we don‘t — we don‘t have any idea yet. And I should note, we just learned about this a few moments ago. I reached out to Mayor Frey‘s office to see if they have any comment. We haven‘t yet actually heard from them, their thoughts on this either, but obviously, Jake, to your point, this is what the Justice Department is focusing their investigative efforts on as this has continued to go on and they‘ve been very critical and said that the comments by the mayor, by the governor, they believe are impeding law enforcement and the actions that have been playing out in Minneapolis ever since.”