MN A.G. Keith Ellison: "This directive appears to be coming from Trump himself" (blocking state ICE probe) [View all]

[Miles Archer]

Minnesota Attorney General: Trump Blocked Probe Into ICE Shooting
Keith Ellison said federal authorities stonewalled his office hours after an ICE agent killed Renee Good.
By Kevin Robillard
Jan 11, 2026, 06:00 AM EST

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/keith-ellison-minnesota-trump-ice-shooting_n_6962cd1fe4b0c587cd6bca8d

“It was at least 24 hours before people started publicly saying it,” Ellison said, declining to outline exactly how he heard about the federal denial, which occurred after an initial agreement for the FBI to work with the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to jointly investigate the shooting. “We started hearing they’re not going to release it. They’re going to exclude state authorities from the bullets, the gun, the crime scene.”

Ellison, who said he has a good relationship with federal law enforcement in his state, tried to intervene. “Can we call somebody? Can we work it out? Can we come to some understanding?” he recalled thinking, in an interview with HuffPost. When the news went public, his hopes dropped. He sent a letter to federal officials pleading with them to change their minds. He hasn’t heard back.

It wasn’t until Friday afternoon, after Ellison and the district attorney for Hennepin County held a press conference and announced they would continue with a parallel investigation, seeking more evidence from the public, that he got confirmation as to why his entreaties to officials he normally works with on a daily basis fell on deaf ears.

“This directive appears to be coming from Trump himself,” Ellison said, pointing to the president’s comments attacking Minnesota law enforcement on Friday.