"Invoking the recent fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of Homeland Security agents in Minnesota, Newsom and Bonta wrote that the federal government's conduct in those and other recent cases make clear that this administration not only will not investigate such incidents but will attempt to thwart other agencies from doing so. California's law enforcement, wrote Newsom and Bonta, have a legal and moral duty to hold federal agents accountable for state crimes they commit here."
"After a lifetime of working together with federal law enforcement officials, the veteran prosecutor admits he could no longer trust them to fairly investigate their own agents who kill someone in his county. And he has doubts about whether local police and prosecutors will be allowed to fill the void. Rosen, like the rest of the nation, has seen the Trump administration deny Minneapolis police and Minnesota state investigators access to crime scenes, critical evidence and basic facts surrounding the deaths of Good and Pretti."
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta warned California law enforcement that the Trump administration will try to obstruct local and state investigations into killings by federal agents. They cited the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by Homeland Security agents in Minnesota, saying the federal government will not investigate such incidents and will attempt to thwart other agencies. California law enforcement has a duty to hold federal agents accountable for state crimes. Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said carrying out that duty will be difficult because he no longer trusts federal investigators and fears local officers may be denied access to crime scenes.
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