According to the British press, two witnesses including a physician have contradicted the Trump Administration's claims that Alex Pretti, the second American citizen killed by ICE goons in a month, was brandishing a gun before he was killed:

The woman testified that she saw no sign of Pretti holding a gun at any point.

She said: "The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them -- he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times ... I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him ... "

She continued: "I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground.

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The victim had "at least three bullet wounds in his back", the doctor said, in addition to one on his upper left chest and another possible gunshot wound in his neck.

"I checked for a pulse, but I did not feel one," the doctor said.

This last bit of information came only after the doctor insisted on helping Pretti, despite the goons refusing at first, while they were counting bullet holes rather than rendering aid.

I will be amazed if this Administration deviates from its pattern of doubling down on demonizing its victims and digging in its heels to protect what is at best blatant incompetence, almost as much as I would be to see Congress get off its behind and at least attempt to hold Kristi Noem responsible.

Elsewhere, a Republican strategist openly wondered whether Trump is "trying to lose the midterms."

On this evidence, if our country still has a pulse and Trump lets this continue, time will show that he already has.

-- CAV

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