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highplainsdem

(60,791 posts)
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 04:42 PM Jan 24

Lawmaker Urges Prosecution Of ICE Director, Officers After Minneapolis Shooting: 'Absolute Cowards'

Source: HuffPost

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) called for acting ICE Director Todd Lyons and agency officers to be prosecuted following the fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti by federal agents Saturday morning.

“What we just saw this morning on the streets of Minneapolis is another outright murder by federal officials. And let me just be clear, those federal ICE officers are absolute cowards,” Moulton said in a video posted to X.

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“I’m a Marine veteran standing here telling you to your face, they are unprofessional, pathetic cowards. Because if a Marine, an 18-year-old Marine, did that in Iraq in the middle of a war zone, he would be court martialed, because it is murder,” Moulton said.

“And you pathetic little cowards who have to wear face masks ’cause you’re so damn scared couldn’t even effectively wrestle a guy to the ground, so you needed to shoot him. This is why ICE needs to be prosecuted,” Moulton continued.

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Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/seth-moulton-ice-todd-lyons-minneapolis-shooting-prosecution_n_697521a7e4b0dcc40307ac72



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Lawmaker Urges Prosecution Of ICE Director, Officers After Minneapolis Shooting: 'Absolute Cowards' (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 24 OP
Kicked and highly recommended democrank Jan 24 #1
Good for him SSJVegeta Jan 24 #2
Thank you, Rep. Seth Moulton. True, fierce words.TY, highplainsdem electric_blue68 Jan 24 #3
Kick SheltieLover Jan 24 #4
Much more of this, please! AZJonnie Jan 24 #5
"The Fire Within" -- illustrated quote attributed to Sophie Scholl, student: Aimee in OKC Jan 24 #6
One person. It's so noteworthy angrychair Jan 24 #7
Yep. No one will care or say anything. Justice matters. Jan 24 #9
K&R 2naSalit Jan 24 #8
Damn straight! 👏🏼✊🏼 benfranklin1776 Jan 24 #10
Get on all the shows KT2000 Jan 24 #11
More need to join him. BlueKota Jan 24 #12
This Marine, (Ret.) wholeheartedly agrees. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 24 #13
TY, HPD. quaint Jan 25 #14
Now that's what I'm talking about! Bayard Jan 25 #15

Aimee in OKC

(173 posts)
6. "The Fire Within" -- illustrated quote attributed to Sophie Scholl, student:
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 05:19 PM
Jan 24

She was a 21-year-old member of the German resistance group The White Rose, executed by the Nazi regime in 1943.

http://www.zenpencils.com/comic/108-sophie-scholl-the-fire-within/

angrychair

(11,897 posts)
7. One person. It's so noteworthy
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 05:20 PM
Jan 24

That one politician speaks out that they write an entire news article about it.

I'm sure the DOJ or IRS or both will announce an investigation on him tomorrow.

No one will care or say anything.

What a joke.

Justice matters.

(9,553 posts)
9. Yep. No one will care or say anything.
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 06:03 PM
Jan 24

Because the Guardians Of Pedophiles killed the rule of law in the Constitution of the United States.

benfranklin1776

(6,993 posts)
10. Damn straight! 👏🏼✊🏼
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 07:42 PM
Jan 24

Thank you for speaking the plain unvarnished truth Congressman Moulton! 🫡 It needs repeated a million times over until these criminal thugs are brought to justice for their grievous crimes against humanity. 😡🤬

BlueKota

(5,137 posts)
12. More need to join him.
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 07:53 PM
Jan 24

Maybe some think speaking out isn't going to make a difference, but at least there's a possibility it could. Keeping silent guarantees that absolutely nothing will change.

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,868 posts)
13. This Marine, (Ret.) wholeheartedly agrees.
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:02 PM
Jan 24

Each and every ICEhole up to and including Klaus Noem need to be charged, tried and, hopefully convicted, and sentenced to life w/o the possibility of parole in a maximum security prison.

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