The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota announces charges against several individuals...

The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota announces charges against several individuals for allegedly impeding by violent means federal officers engaged in immigration enforcement efforts in Minneapolis.

I couldn't find any news articles on the news conference yet. They reference two groups of Antifa.

https://www.c-span.org/program/news-conference/justice-department-officials-hold-news-conference-in-minneapolis/681174

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TO PRIORITIZE -- IT IS DIRECTED THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO PRIORITIZE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENCE. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SET UP VANGUARD TO ENFORCE A NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY TO INVESTIGATE, PROSECUTE, AND DISRUPT THOSE WHO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION. TODAY FEDERAL INDICTMENT WAS UNSEALED CHARGING 15 DEFENDANTS WITH CONSPIRACY TO IMPEDE OR CONTROL FEDERAL OFFICERS AND OTHER CHARGES RELATED TO EFFORTS OF TWO MINNEAPOLIS-BASED ANTIFA GROUPS THAT VIOLENTLY OPPOSED THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAW IN OUR STATE. THE DEFENDANTS ARE MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES OF DIRECT ACTION MINNESOTA. THEY ARE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO IMPEDE OR INJURE A FEDERAL OFFICER, SOLICITATION TO COMMIT A CRIME OF VIOLENCE, INTERSTATE THREATS, INTERSTATE STALKING, ASSAULT ON A FEDERAL OFFICER, AND DESTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. EARLIER THIS MORNING, AGENTS OF HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED A COORDINATED LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION CULMINATING IN THE ARREST OF 12 OF THE 15 DEFENDANTS. ONE DEFENDANT HAD ALREADY BEEN IN CUSTODY ON OTHER FEDERAL CHARGES. TWO DEFENDANTS REMAIN FUGITIVES AT LARGE. TODAY'S CHARGES AND ARRESTS REFLECT A BROAD FEDERAL EFFORT TO ADDRESS ORGANIZED LAWLESS BEHAVIOR WHICH SEEKS TO DISRUPT THE EXECUTION OF FEDERAL LAW, ENDANGER LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND IMPORTANTLY, ENDANGER THE VERY COMMUNITIES THAT THESE DEFENDANTS FALSELY CLAIM TO BE PROTECTING. BE ASSURED THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND MY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS AND WILL THIS ENGLISH BETWEEN LAWFUL--WILL DISTINCTION BETWEEN LAWFUL PROTESTS AND CRIMINAL CONDUCT. THESE DEFENDANTS HAVE BEEN CHARGED NOT FOR WHAT THEY SAID, BUT FOR WHAT THEY DID. THEY ALL JOINED IN AGREEMENT THE CONSPIRACY TO INTERFERE WITH LAWFUL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS. THE CONSPIRACY WAS NOT TO INTERFERE BY THEIR VOICE, BUT TO DO IT BY FORCE. THAT'S A CRIME, AND IT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN THE UNITED STATES. DIRECT ACTION MINNESOTA EMPHASIZES THEIR VIOLENT, MILITANT APPROACH TO POLITICS, AND ARE HIGHLY CRITICAL OF NONVIOLENT PEACEFUL PROTESTS. YOU SEE HERE A FACEBOOK POST FROM ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS, KAEMEERON CENNEDDY, WRITING, "WE NEED TO BECOME UNGOVERNORABLE." AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, DIRECT ACTION MINNESOTA IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO DIRECT ACTION AGAINST FEDERAL LAW AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. THIS ACTION IS NOT PEACEFUL. IT'S OBSTRUCTIVE, DISRUPTIVE, AND UNLAWFUL. THE ORGANIZATION TRAINS AS MEMBERS IN THE AGGRESSIVE USE OF SHIELDS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT, SURVEILLANCE, OPERATIONAL PLANNING, AND RAPID MOBILIZATION AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. THOUGH INVESTIGATIONS ARE ONGOING, WHAT WE KNOW NOW IS DIRECT ACTION MINNESOTA IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF SUBGROUPS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE BLACK HAT WORKERS COLLECTIVE, A MINNEAPOLIS-BASED ANTIFA AFFINITY GROUP WHICH ADVOCATES, PROMOTES, AND UTILIZES MILITANT TACTICS AND VIOLENCE. HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THEIR FACEBOOK COVER PAGE SHOWS AS A BANNER THE BURNING DOWN OF MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S THIRD PRECINCT. ONE OF THE LEADERS OF DIRECT ACTION MINNESOTA, DEFENDANT KYLE WAGONER, IDENTIFIES HIMSELF AS ANTIFA, AND HE DOESN'T SHY AWAY FROM IT.

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MY NAME IS KYLE, I AM ANTIFA. INDISCERNIBLE THEY FUCKED UP, OK? IF YOU ARE NOT CAUGHT UP, YOU MISSED THE FUCKING FIGHT. BOOTS ON THE GROUND. MY HOUSE IS FOUR BLOCKS AWAY. ANYWHERE BETWEEN FRANKLIN AND NICOLETTE AND 26 AND NICOLETTE, SHOW UP READY TO GO. NOT TALKING ABOUT PEACEFUL PROTEST. NOT TALKING ABOUT HAVING POLITE CONVERSATIONS ANYMORE. I'M TALKING SPECIFICALLY TO MY FOLLOWERS. THIS IS EVERYTHING I HAVE FUCKING TALKED ABOUT. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID WAS GOING TO FUCKING, IF WE DIDN'T MARCH WITH GUNS. SORRY, BUT WELCOME TO AMERICA 2026, WHERE THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS THE ONLY THING THAT IS GOING TO KEEP YOU FUCKING PROTECTED FROM LITERAL NAZI GOVERNMENT KILLING PEOPLE IN-- NAZI GUNMEN KILLING PEOPLE IN THE STREET WITH IMPUNITY. THIS IS NOT A FUCKING JOKE, THERE'S NOTHING TO CHANGE ABOUT IT. GET YOUR FUCKING GUNS AND STOP THESE PEOPLE.

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ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT PEACEFUL PROTEST -- HIS WORDS, NOT MINE. DURING OPERATION METRO SURGE, DIRECT ACTION MINNESOTA INFILTRATED AND EXPLOITED LAWFUL PROTESTS TO MORE EFFICIENTLY CARRY OUT ITS UNLAWFUL DIRECT ACTIONS, TARGETING OPERATIONS INVOLVING ICE AS WELL AS OTHER FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND AS WELL AS OTHER STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE ENDS OF THE CONSPIRACY, DIRECT ACTION MINNESOTA WAS HIGHLY ORGANIZED, HOLDING MEETINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND ENGAGED IN WHAT THEY CALLED OPERATIONAL SECURITY, OR OPSEC. THE INDICTMENT UNSEALED TODAY INCLUDES A FOCUS ON TWO DAYS IN WHICH DIRECT ACTION MINNESOTA ORGANIZED AND PARTICIPATED IN ACTIONS AGAINST FEDERAL AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. ON JANUARY 23, 2026, AND ON MARCH 1, 2026. ON THOSE DAYS, DIRECT ACTION MINNESOTA MEMBERS DEPLOYED WHAT THEY CALLED HARD AND SOFT BLOCKADES AGAINST FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AS WELL AS AGAINST HENNEPIN COUNTY SHOWS DEPUTIES. DIRECT ACTION MINNESOTA SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS AT THE FEDERAL WHIPPLE BUILDING, A GOVERNMENT BUILDING JUST NORTH OF THE MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AIRPORT, AND THE MAIN HUB FOR SEVERAL FEDERAL AGENCIES. MEMBERS OF THEIR HARD BLOCKADE TEAM USED VEHICLES, RV TRAILERS THAT THEY WOULD OVERTURN, CHECK HEDGEHOGS, AND ICE BLOCKS THEY WOULD THROW AT LAW ENFORCEMENT TO OBSTRUCT ROADS USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT NEAR THE WHIPPLE BUILDING IN ORDER TO IMPEDE THE MOVEMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. MEMBERS OF THEIR SOFT BLOCKADE TEAM USED HOMEMADE SHIELDS CONSTRUCTED FROM PLASTIC, WOOD, AND METAL TO PHYSICALLY RESIST THE EFFORTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO AGGRESSIVELY BREAK THROUGH TEAMS OF OFFICERS ON FOOT. DIRECT ACTION MINNESOTA MEMBERS ALSO ENGAGED IN WHAT THEY CALLED COMMUTING TACTICS, WHICH INCLUDED IDENTIFYING, FOLLOWING, SURVEILLING, HARASSING, AND CONFRONTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. CONSPIRACY MEMBERS EVEN FOLLOW THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM LOCATIONS LIKE THE WHIPPLE BUILDING TO THE OFFICERS' HOMES. FOR EXAMPLE, AS ALLEGED IN THE INDICTMENT ON MAY 4, 2026, DEFENDANT ISAAC SANTA FOLLOWED FEDERAL OFFICERS FROM THE WHIPPLE BUILDING ALL THE WAY TO HUDSON, WISCONSIN, WHERE ST. CROIX COUNTY DEPUTIES STOPPED HIM. SUCH STOCKING AND OTHER DIRECT ACTIONS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CRIMINAL, THEY ARE UN-AMERICAN, AND THEY WILL BE MET WITH SWIFT JUSTICE. THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY. TO THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO THREATEN OR HARM FEDERAL OFFICERS, WE WILL HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE. WE WILL DEFEND FEDERAL OFFICERS, WE WILL PROTECT THE PUBLIC, WE WILL ENFORCE THE LAW. I WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS AT HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK ON THIS CASE, AND I NOW ASK THE SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE OF HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS HERE IN MINNESOTA TO PROVIDE FURTHER ILLUMINATION FOR US.

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THANK YOU, ATTORNEY ROSEN, FOR YOUR STEADFAST PARTNERSHIP. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MICHAEL MCCARTHY, AND I'M THE SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE OF HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS IN ST. PAUL. TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT IS THE RESULT OF A THOROUGH AND MONTHS- LONG INVESTIGATION INTUITIVELY CONCERNING TRENT, COORDINATED VIOLENCE TARGETING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FACILITIES. THESE ACTS WERE DESIGNED TO CREATE CHAOS, DISRUPT OPERATIONS, AND THREATEN THE SAFETY OF OUR OFFICERS AND OUR COMMUNITY. EVERY DAY, OFFICERS AND AGENTS KISS THEIR LOVED ONES GOODBYE, FULLY AWARE OF THE DANGERS THEY FACE AS THEY RISK THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT THEIR COMMUNITIES. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY DOES SO WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF MAKING IT HOME TO OUR FAMILIES EACH NIGHT. WE ARE SONS, DAUGHTERS, MOTHERS, AND FATHERS. WE SWORE AN OATH TO PROTECT AND SERVE. AND REPLACED THE PUBLIC'S WELL-BEING-- WE PLACED THE PUBLIC'S WELL-BEING ABOVE OUR OWN SAFETY WITHOUT HESITATION AND OFTEN WITHOUT RECOGNITION. MAKE NO MISTAKE, OFFICERS AND AGENTS DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY OF DECIDING WHEN THEY SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT DO THEIR JOB. THE LAW IS THE LAW. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WE HAVE SEEN ORGANIZED GROUPS DELIBERATELY PLAN AND CARRY OUT CRIMINAL ACTS, INCLUDING ASSAULTS, THREATS, DESTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, AND EFFORTS TO OBSTRUCT FEDERAL OFFICERS. MUCH OF THE RECENT CIVIL UNREST IN THE METRO AREA HAS BEEN LINKED TO ANTI-ICE DEMONSTRATIONS. LET ME BE CLEAR, PEACEFUL PROTEST IS A PROTECTED RIGHT AND A CORNERSTONE OF OUR DEMOCRACY. WE RESPECT AND DEFEND THAT RIGHT. HOWEVER, THERE IS A CLEAR LINE THAT CANNOT BE CROSSED. WHEN PROTESTER TURNS INTO RIOTING, VIOLENCE, OR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, IT BECOMES UNLAWFUL, AND IT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. UNFORTUNATELY, SOME GROUPS HAVE CROSSED THAT LINE. WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, OUR INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED EXTENSIVE PLANNING, MATERIAL SUPPORT," DONATED ATTACKS AGAINST FEDERAL--AND COORDINATED ATTACKS AGAINST FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES. OUR TEAMS HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY CONDUCTING SURVEILLANCE, REVIEWING CAMERA FOOTAGE, AND ANALYZING LARGE VOLUMES OF INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY THOSE RESPONSIBLE. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE AGENTS AND STAFF WHOSE DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM MADE THESE INDICTMENTS POSSIBLE. OUR MESSAGE IS CLEAR -- YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH THE LAWS,, PROTEST THE LAW --YOU MAY PROTEST THE LAWS, BUT YOU MUST FOLLOW THE LAWS OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES. IT IS NOT OPTIONAL. WE WILL ENFORCE THE LAW. ANY ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE IT THROUGH VIOLENCE OR INTIMIDATION WILL BE MET WITH DECISIVE ACTION. OUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR OFFICERS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. TODAY'S ARRESTS ARE AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE, BUT THIS IS NOT A FINISH LINE. S HSI AND OUR PARTNERS REMAIN COMMITTED TO IDENTIFYING, AND INVESTIGATING, 2ND BRINGING 2O JUSTICE ANYONE WHO PROMOTES OR ENGAGES IN VIOLENCE AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR OUR COMMUNITIES. I THINK THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE PARTNERSHIP. TOGETHER WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING OUR OFFICERS, OUT COMMUNITIES, AND THE RULE OF LAW. THANK YOU.

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IF YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE THEM. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT EACH OF YOU TELL ME YOUR NAME AND ORGANIZATION THAT YOU ARE HERE REPORTING FOR, AND EVENTUALLY OVER TIME I WILL LEARN ALL OF YOUR NAMES. YES, MA'AM?

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MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF PROSECUTORS' CASES AGAINST PEOPLE CHARGED WITH PROTESTING HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISMISSED. WHY IS THIS CASE DIFFERENT?

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I DON'T THINK ANY CASES HAVE FAILED IN ANY WAY, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, READ THE INDICTMENT AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE FULL NINE INJURED OF THIS CASE. ESKIMOS ARE?-- YES, SIR?

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TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, IT'S ACTUALLY HAVE NOW. -FOLLOWING THESE CASES--I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THESE CASES CLOSELY. AT LEAST 11 OTHERS, A JUDGE CALLED ONE OF THE AFFIDAVITS THE SPECIAL AGENT HAD SIGNED A FALSE AFFIDAVIT AND ASKED WHY YOUR OFFICE WAS CONTINUING TO PROSECUTE THESE CASES. HOW CAN THE JURIES BE ASSURED THAT WHAT IS IN THIS INDICTMENT AND AFFIDAVITS IS TRUE AND BASED ON THE FACTS?

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YOU WATCH HOW THIS CASE PLAYS OUT, YOU WHITE HOUSE THE EVIDENCE PLAYS OUT --YOU WATCH HOW THE EVIDENCE PLAYS OUT, AND THE EVIDENCE WILL PROVE IT ALL OUT.

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JANUARY 22, FINANCIAL AGENT -- FEDERAL AGENT -- INDISCERNIBLE THEY HAD MISTAKEN ONE OF HER ROOMMATES AND TACKLED HER. JORDAN KUSHNER, THE ATTORNEY, SAID THERE WAS A DEAL FOR HER TO TURN HERSELF IN. WAS ANY DEAL WITH THE DOJ'S OFFICE FOR HER TO TURN HERSELF IN, AND IF SO, WHAT MADE THE DECISION TO TO ARREST -- INDISCERNIBLE

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ANY DEAL FOR HER PEACEFUL SURRENDER WAS THAT SHE WALKED OUT OF THE HOTEL ROOM SHE WAS HIDING IN, AND SHE SAYS "I SURRENDER TO THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS" IN THE HALLWAY, AND THAT IS WHAT OCCURRED.

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INDISCERNIBLE CAN YOU SAY WITH THE VIDEO CAME FROM?

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I THINK I CAN SAY. INSTAGRAM. YES.

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WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE FUGITIVES?

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YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE TWO PEOPLE I SET ARE STILL AT LARGE? THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO KNOW THEY ARE BEING SOUGHT BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HAVE NOT YET SURRENDERED. WE EXPECT THEY WILL SURRENDERED PEACEFULLY. THEY ARE AWARE OF IT AND THEY PROBABLY UNDERSTAND.

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WE ARE AWARE THAT THEY KNOW SPECIFICALLY. I DO BELIEVE THEY WILL UNDERSTAND THE BEST MOVE FOR THEM IS TO SURRENDER.

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YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE WHO WISH TO THREATEN OR HARM ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. HERE IN MINNESOTA AND AROUND THE COUNTRY, THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THERE ISN'T ANY ACTION AGAINST THE OFFICERS WHO SHOT RENEE GOOD OR ALEX PRETTI.

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THIS INVESTIGATIONS ARE ONGOING. THERE ARE ONGOING IN THE WAY THAT FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIONS ONTO PROCEED. THEY WILL PROCEED TO THEIR COMPLETION AND THEY WILL PROCEED TO THEIR COMPLETION IN THE PROPER PACE AND AT THE PROPER TIME.

00:16:39
SO THEY ARE INVESTIGATING BOTH CASES?

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I THINK THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY, MANY TIMES.

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JUST CHECKING IN ON IT.

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WAS INVESTIGATING --

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WE WILL NOT GET 2NTO 2HE DETAILS 2F THOSE INVESTIGATIONS TODAY, BUT I CAN ASSURE ALL OF YOU THAT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED EVIOUSLY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE CASES. YES, SIR?

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YOU TALK ABOUT COORDINATED ATTACKS. WHEN INJURIES TO THE OFFICERS SUSTAIN --WHAT INJURIES DID THE OFFICERS SUSTAIN AS PART OF THESE CAMPAIGNS?

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I CANNOT ELABORATE ON THAT TODAY AND I DON'T BELIEVE I USED THE WORD " ATTACK," BUT IF I DID I STAND BY.

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-- BRINGING ANY FIREARMS ONTO THE STREET -- INDISCERNIBLE

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I THINK THE SPECIFICS OF THE EVIDENCE IN THAT CASE WE WILL ALLOWED TO ROLL OUT IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF EVENTS THROUGH A PROPER PROSECUTION. AND RIGHT NOW WE WILL LET THE INDICTMENTS STAND ON THEIR OWN.

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JUST WONDERING IF THESE TWO GROUPS, ARE THEY STILL OPERATING? INDISCERNIBLE

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WELL, WHAT I WILL SAY WITH REGARD TO ONGOING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS IS THAT IF YOU ARE ACTIVELY CONSPIRING TO IMPEDE LAW ENFORCEMENT, ACTIVELY CONSPIRING TO COMMIT THE ACTS THAT TODAY'S INDICTMENT ALLEGES, YOU WANT TO GO ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE ARE WATCHING YOU AND WILL GET YOU.

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INDISCERNIBLE

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OH, WE HAVE -- WE HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE, WE HAVE EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY. ALL THAT EVIDENCE WILL ROLL OUT IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF THE PROSECUTION.

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WE ARE SHOWING WHAT WE THINK IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO GET THE STORY OUT, AND I RECOMMEND THAT YOU READ THE INDICTMENT. YES, SIR?

00:18:51
ABOUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS, APART FROM RIDING THE COATTAILS OF THAT, WE SAW INTERACTIONS WITH ICE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALL ACROSS THE CITY. ARE THEIR CORRESPONDING INSIGNIAS THAT IDENTIFIED THEM AS SPECIFIC GROUPS?

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THAT IDENTIFIED WHO, THESE 15 DEFENDANTS?

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INDISCERNIBLE WERE THEY WEARING, YOU KNOW, ARMBANDS, LOGOS THAT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY -- FORGIVE ME --

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TAKE YOUR TIME.

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WHENEVER WE WANT TO CALL THEM?

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THE M.O. OF THESE PARTICULAR OPERATORS IS TO EXPLOIT LEGAL PROTESTS THAT ARE ONGOING FOR THEIR ILLEGAL ACTS. AS A PART OF THAT, THEY DID NOT ALWAYS DISCLOSE WHO THEY WERE TO THOSE WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN LAWFUL ACTORS IN THE PROTEST.

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I DON'T HAVE THE INDICTMENT IN FRONT OF ME. CAN YOU TELL ME -- INDISCERNIBLE

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GOOD QUESTION. ALL OF THEM.

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ARE THEY ALL FROM THE TWIN CITIES AREA?

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THEY ARE.

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KYLE WAGNER IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS ANTIFA. INDISCERNIBLE

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OK, SO THAT AGAIN FALLS INTO THE REALM OF THE EVIDENCE THAT WILL ROLL OUT IN THE COURSE OF THE PROSECUTION. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE INDICTMENTS WERE ONLY UNSEALED 15 MINUTES BEFORE THIS PRESS CONFERENCE, BUT I DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU READ IT AND YOUR QUESTION WILL AT LEAST BE ANSWERED IN PART.

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HOW IS DOJ -- HOW DO YOU DEFINE ANTIFA?

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SO WHAT IS ANTIFA GOES BEYOND THE SCOPE OF WHAT THIS INDICTMENT IS. BUT WHAT WE CAN TELL YOU IS THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO SELF IDENTIFY THAT WAY ANYWAY WANT TO ASK THEM --AND YOU MIGHT WANT TO ASK THEM.

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IT IS A CALM TO CONSPIRE FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPEDING OR INJURING--CRIME TO CONSPIRE FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPEDING OR INJURING FEDERAL LAW OFFICERS, IT IS A CRIME TO GET TOGETHER TO, STALK, IT IS A CRIME TO GET TOGETHER TO MAKE THREATS, IT IS A CRIME TO GET TOGETHER TO SOLVE FEDERAL OFFICERS, IT IS CRIME TO DESTROY FEDERAL PROPERTY.

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I'M SORRY, I'M NOT SURE THAT ANYTHING I JUST SAID IS A THOUGHT CRIME. I DON'T THINK -- I'M NOT FOLLOWING THE QUESTION.

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HOW MANY OF THESE OFFICERS WERE INJURED? THAT WAS THE QUESTION.

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SO, AGAIN, ALL OF THE NUMBERS ON THIS WILL ALL ROLL OUT IN THE COURSE OF THE PROSECUTION. UNDERSTANDERE THAT WE HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO QUITE DELIBERATELY GOT TOGETHER, PLAN VIOLENCE, USED VIOLENCE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY ACTUALLY ACHIEVED THEIR ENDS OF HARMING PEOPLE, WHETHER IT WAS BY THE OVERTURNING OF VEHICLES, RVS IN THE STREET, WHETHER IT WAS BY THE THROWING OF ICE BLOCKS AT VEHICLES, WHETHER IT WAS BY USE OF THEIR VEHICLES IN OTHER WAYS, WHETHER IT WAS BY THEIR S TALKING, WHETHER OR NOT THEY ACTUALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY CAUSED BODILY HARM IS NOT THE MEASURE OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY COMMITTED A SERIOUS FEDERAL CRIME. I WOULD DARE SAY, YOU KNOW, WE JUST CANNOT HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY PEOPLE GETTING TOGETHER, ENGAGING IN ALL OF THESE VIOLENT ACTS, AND THEN SUBLEASING, WELL--SIMPLY SAYING, WELL, YOU KNOW, NO ONE GOT HURT, HOW BAD COULD IT HAVE BEEN?

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00:22:51
ARE YOU SAYING NO ONE GOT INJURED?

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I'M NOT SAYING THAT.

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DO YOU ANTICIPATE -- INDISCERNIBLE

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WE WILL TALK ABOUT OTHER ARRESTS AT OTHER TIMES. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THESE 15. YES, SIR?

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PRESIDENT LABELED ANTIFA AS A TERRORIST GROUP. DO YOU CONSIDER THOSE CHARGES IN THESE CASES?

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WE CONSIDERED AND CHARGE THE CRIME FOR WHICH WE HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO CONNECT THESE INDIVIDUALS. I CAN TAKE TWO MORE QUESTIONS.

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WHEN I WAS ASKING ABOUT EARLIER -- THERE ARE INVESTIGATIONS BY BORDER PATROL IN THE PRETTI AND GOOD SHOOTINGS. WOULD YOU CONSIDER CHARGING ANY OFFICERS IN THE SHOOTINGS OF RENEE GOOD AND ALEX PRETTI?

00:23:43
IF THE EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT WE CAN PROSECUTE AND CONVICT SOMEBODY BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT, WE WILL CHARGE. WE WILL NOT UNDERCHARGE, WE WILL NOT OVERCHARGE, BUT WE WILL PURSUE FEDERAL PROSECUTION IN THE MANNER THE EVIDENCE DICTATE. YES, SIR?

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-- POSTED ONLINE?

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QUICK QUESTION, IS THE INDICTMENT--GREAT QUESTION, IS THE INDICTMENT POSTED ONLINE? IT IS PUBLICLY FILED WITH THE COURT. TELL YOU WHAT, ASK HONG IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM AND HONG WILL MAKE SURE YOU GET ALL OF IT. ALL RIGHT --

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INDISCERNIBLE HOW MANY AGENTS --

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I THINK WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORP. 2026 CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG

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