Abby Phillip Gets Fed Up With Scott Jennings: You Don't Have to Defend Things When You Can't Figure Out What the Defense Is'

"PHILLIP: Where are the alleged threats from the mayor and the governor toward federal officials? Do they exist? JENNINGS: Yeah. Look, I think they've made statements that you could reasonably consider to be threats toward ICE agents. PHILLIP: Like what? JENNINGS: And they're gonna take these statements to a grand jury. PHILLIP: Like what, Scott. JENNINGS: Abby, they've made plenty of comments PHILLIP: You've gotta substantiate JENNINGS: that indicate these people are, We're under federal occupation. We're u"

"The probe was quickly panned by legal experts. CNN legal analyst and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Elie Honig said the politicians' words are core-protected First Amendment political speech, and that DOJ has lost its damn mind. Harry Litman, another former federal prosecutor, called the investigation total garbage and an utter nonstarter."

"At a press conference after the killing, Frey told ICE to Get the f*ck out of Minneapolis."

The Department of Justice opened an investigation into whether Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey violated a federal law prohibiting attempts to obstruct federal officials through force, intimidation, or threats after they criticized the presence of federal immigration agents following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent. Frey used profane language at a press conference and Walz urged citizens to record agents and called on the president to end the perceived occupation. Legal analysts characterized the remarks as core First Amendment political speech and sharply criticized the legitimacy of the probe, while a televised exchange debated whether the comments constituted threats.

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