Matt Kibbe, the chief of Free the People, and I had a lively discussion about why the federal killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is another disaster for the Trump administration. Matt was a congressional chief of staff in the 1990s and he is far more aware of the history of federal atrocities than most libertarians. I appreciated his thought-provoking questions. I will post some excerpts from the transcript later here.
Here is Matt’s summary of the interview:
In the aftermath of two high-profile shootings related to immigration enforcement in Minnesota, many freedom-loving Americans are concerned about the government’s disregard for civil liberties and the cavalier use of deadly force by agents who lack adequate training. Regardless of one’s position on immigration, the optics are not good for Republicans, who will soon have to face the midterm elections. Matt Kibbe sits down with investigative journalist Jim Bovard to discuss the conduct of federal agents, as well as the parallels between the recent shootings and the 1992 Ruby Ridge incident, in which the FBI shot and killed several members of the Weaver family.
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