Friends and family push back against what they call "sickening lies" about Alex Pretti as new videos, court filings, and timelines raise serious questions about the fatal Minneapolis shooting. We break down what the footage shows, why a judge stepped in to block the destruction of evidence, and how state investigators — not the DOJ or FBI — are now leading the probe.

As the Trump administration and DHS officials rush to blame Pretti, gun rights groups, witnesses, and even local police leaders are publicly contradicting the federal narrative. We also examine how ICE's tactics, recruiting push, and credibility crisis are colliding with the Second, Fourth, and Sixth Amendments — and why this case is scrambling America's gun debate in real time.

Special Counsel Jack Smith took his case—literally—to Congress in a high-stakes House hearing that laid bare the evidence behind the Trump investigations. Under oath, Smith confirmed investigators found proof that Donald Trump knowingly spread false claims about the 2020 election, that January 6 was foreseeable and exploited, and that highly sensitive national-security documents were stored in unsecured locations. He also testified that Merrick Garland never pressured him to indict—and that the cases were dismissed solely due to DOJ policy, not a lack of evidence.

The hearing quickly devolved into chaos: profanity on the dais, far-right provocations in the room, attacks on Capitol Police, and Trump posting threats in real time. We break down what Smith said, why he believes Trump's DOJ will try to indict him, and what this moment says about power, accountability, and the rule of law. Plus: a shutdown narrowly averted by funding ICE, escalating immigration enforcement in Minnesota, warrantless-entry claims, and Trump's controversial new "Board of Peace."

Today's episode dives into the explosive political and legal firestorm in Minnesota: amid the federal immigration enforcement Operation Metro Surge, the Justice Department has issued grand jury subpoenas to Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota AG Keith Ellison, and other Democratic officials as part of a federal probe into whether local leaders obstructed ICE and other agents — less than two weeks after an ICE officer fatally shot Renée Good in Minneapolis, a killing the DOJ has declined to investigate criminally even as protests and criticism grow. We'll break down the Justice Department's tactics, the political backlash, and the drama over who's being targeted — plus cue up key video moments including local law enforcement detained by ICE, Bovino defending ICE's actions, and President Trump calling Good's death a "tragedy" while saying ICE will "make mistakes."