Trusting Josh's reporting, I'll take this on its terms.
What could it mean?
DOJ Civil Rights Division has been demolished under Harmeet Dhillon, but she did start a “Second Amendment Section,” so I am wondering if they are investigating whether agents violated Pretti's Second Amendment rights.
JUST IN: DAG Todd Blanche suggested Alex Pretti shooting is under investigation by DOJ's Civil Rights Division, which indicates it is not being treated as an assault on federal officer but as a potential civil rights violation by the officers who shot Pretti.
Jan 30, 2026 16:35That would track as an administration response to the gun groups getting angry about the administration remarks that Pretti should not have been carrying at a protest.
