WEBVTT - -8 Degrees in Minneapolis, But Things Just Got Hotter OVERNIGHT 

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, good morning folks. It is Saturday, January seventeenth, and

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<v Speaker 1>as of this recording, it is eight degrees in Minneapolis.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like one below, and by this evening is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna feel like eight below. But would you believe things

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<v Speaker 1>are actually getting hotter in Minneapolis?

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<v Speaker 2>With that?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ Robes. Really,

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<v Speaker 1>people had a lot of hopes, and we're coming on

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<v Speaker 1>this Saturday morning because there have been significant developments overnight,

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<v Speaker 1>but a lot of people really felt like the best

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<v Speaker 1>chance maybe for things to calm down, it's gonna be freezing.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody wants to go out in that stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>Right exactly, be bad whether this week.

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<v Speaker 4>There have been studies about violence in cities and how

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<v Speaker 4>it relates to temperature, and it is a known fact

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<v Speaker 4>that hotter climates tend to have more crime because people

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<v Speaker 4>are out in the streets and are comfortable out there

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<v Speaker 4>saying and doing whatever they want.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, when it's that cold, people are like, I feel passionate, but.

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<v Speaker 4>That's too uncomfortable for me, even for a Minnesotan who

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<v Speaker 4>is used to this kind of weather. This is brutal stuff.

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<v Speaker 4>And yeah, the hope was that people would just let

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<v Speaker 4>the cooler temperatures cool their temperature.

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<v Speaker 1>And it hasn't happened. And we should say and again

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<v Speaker 1>we're coming on because there have been developments yesterday and

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<v Speaker 1>one of the major ones robes and we talked about

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<v Speaker 1>it getting hotter there, but the heat is not necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>coming from the temperatures there in Minneapolis. The heat is

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<v Speaker 1>coming from Washington, DC. The heat is going towards Tim

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<v Speaker 1>Watts and Jacob fry the mayor of Minneapolis. And so

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<v Speaker 1>the major development robes that this thing has taken off

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<v Speaker 1>is that now the Department of Justice is opening a

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<v Speaker 1>criminal investigation of the two leaders essentially of what we've

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<v Speaker 1>been seeing going on in that state.

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<v Speaker 4>And this shouldn't be that shocking because this is now Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 4>it seems par for the course that if you disagree

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<v Speaker 4>with the administration and if you go against or you

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<v Speaker 4>oppose what the administration is doing or saying, you subject

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<v Speaker 4>yourself potentially to a DOJ investigation.

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<v Speaker 3>That is what we have seen.

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<v Speaker 4>And so yes, Tim Waltz and Jacob Frye are the

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<v Speaker 4>two latest political folks who are now being threatened with

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<v Speaker 4>criminal charges by the Trump administration.

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<v Speaker 1>Perceived right perceived political enemies as we seem to like

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<v Speaker 1>to say, but these perceived enemies might be dragged into

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<v Speaker 1>a courtroom. We'll give you the details of that and

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<v Speaker 1>what they said in response to that. The other major

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<v Speaker 1>headline is that there has been a ruling by a judge,

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<v Speaker 1>a federal judge about what ICE agents can and cannot

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<v Speaker 1>do with protesters there in the streets. Will explain that.

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<v Speaker 1>Also don't know if this is a flip flop or not,

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<v Speaker 1>but the President sounded like he was going direction of

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<v Speaker 1>the Insurrection Act. Now it seems like he is backed

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<v Speaker 1>off that little bit. So, yes, a lot of developments overnight,

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<v Speaker 1>and who knows what kind of a weekend is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be. So we just wanted to hop on and

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<v Speaker 1>give you this update. But Robes, Yes, like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>the big headline and multiple outlets are reporting this that, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>the mayor of Minneapolis and the governor of Minnesota are

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<v Speaker 1>being criminally investigated now by the Department of Justice for

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<v Speaker 1>what is being called a conspiracy to obstruct federal agents.

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<v Speaker 3>By their public statements.

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<v Speaker 4>They are, basically, according to the DOJ or, according to

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<v Speaker 4>this investigation, they are impeding federal agents' ability to do

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<v Speaker 4>their jobs by basically riling up the public by their

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<v Speaker 4>public statements, they have incited some sort of anti government

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<v Speaker 4>sentiment that has created the situation or an insurrection, avoid

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<v Speaker 4>that word. I was trying to find another way. But yes,

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<v Speaker 4>they say that through their public statements they have impeded

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<v Speaker 4>federal immigration agents from doing their jobs, and that is

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<v Speaker 4>a criminal charge.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, like we say Robes and in some places

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<v Speaker 1>that are describing this as I guess an extraordinary right

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<v Speaker 1>now moment in which the temperature is going off like

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<v Speaker 1>this is once again an extraordinary step, like you almost

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<v Speaker 1>can't believe an unprecedented step once again being taken by

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<v Speaker 1>the president. But the thing is is this president it

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<v Speaker 1>seems like he's been doing this quite a bit. If

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<v Speaker 1>you want to go with Lisa Cook, you want to

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<v Speaker 1>go with Komi, you want to go with Letitia James,

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<v Speaker 1>who else you want to go? We want to go

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<v Speaker 1>with Mark Kelly as of late, but it seemed like

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<v Speaker 1>if you take a stance against him publicly or come

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<v Speaker 1>after him, he will absolutely come back. And he's got

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<v Speaker 1>the entire federal law enforcement agency at his disposal.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, it's concerning, and when you have legal experts and

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<v Speaker 4>folks weighing in saying things like the right to condemn

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<v Speaker 4>government action without fear of government punishment is the foundation

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<v Speaker 4>of the First Amendment.

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<v Speaker 3>That was a quote by a.

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<v Speaker 4>Legal expert, and yeah, I thought that is what this

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<v Speaker 4>country was based on.

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<v Speaker 3>Sore.

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<v Speaker 4>Where is the right to free speech? Where is the

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<v Speaker 4>right to condemn our leaders? That is one of the

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<v Speaker 4>principles and foundations of this country. And if by doing

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<v Speaker 4>so you now subject yourself to criminal prosecution by that

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<v Speaker 4>same federal government, that is some scary, scary stuff. And

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<v Speaker 4>that is what we are looking at right now.

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<v Speaker 1>We are not the United States of America anymore. We

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<v Speaker 1>have become in some of our behavior. This is not political,

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<v Speaker 1>which it's undeniable that some of the things we're seeing

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<v Speaker 1>are things we read about in social studies classes about things.

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<v Speaker 1>This is why we are better. This is why the

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<v Speaker 1>United States broke free from other places. That's why we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't follow what other places we're doing.

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<v Speaker 2>This is why we stood.

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<v Speaker 1>At that beacon that we stand as, that beacon of

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<v Speaker 1>freedom of hope because we see this shit going on

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<v Speaker 1>anywhere around the world, we will step in and stop it.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, And that is what we were taught. That is

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<v Speaker 4>what we believe But now if you are seeing your

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<v Speaker 4>elected mayor or your elected governor speaking out against the

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<v Speaker 4>federal government. They disagree with policy, they disagree with procedure,

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<v Speaker 4>they disagree with their mode of operation, and now they're

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<v Speaker 4>being criminally investigated.

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<v Speaker 3>That So, if your governor can.

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<v Speaker 4>Be criminally investigated, if your mayor can be criminally investigated

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<v Speaker 4>for speaking out against federal government policy, what does that

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<v Speaker 4>say to citizen Joe and citizen Jane.

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<v Speaker 3>You have zero protection.

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<v Speaker 4>If your elected leaders are now potentially facing criminal charges,

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<v Speaker 4>that is a silencing blow to a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 1>A political enemy is being hauled into a federal criminal.

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<v Speaker 2>Investigation in the United States.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not the United States.

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<v Speaker 3>It's scary.

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<v Speaker 4>There's no other word to describe what's happening, or the

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<v Speaker 4>threat of what's happening, as anything other than frightening.

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<v Speaker 1>But how do we have this conversation in which there

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<v Speaker 1>I assume there's some people who see what's happening to

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<v Speaker 1>Fry and Tim Waltson like, yeah, arrest them, this is

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<v Speaker 1>how it should Why I don't I don't know how

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<v Speaker 1>to hear a counter to someone saying this is what

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<v Speaker 1>should happen. This is something other than political retribution. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know how to I regret, really don't, because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not trying to take a political stance.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you can disagree, that's fine, and everyone can disagree

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<v Speaker 4>with one another. But if someone disagrees with you and

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<v Speaker 4>you're the party in power, do you then get to

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<v Speaker 4>arrest or charge that person?

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<v Speaker 3>That's absurd.

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<v Speaker 1>And I told you earlier this week to a day

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<v Speaker 1>or two ago, arrest Tim Waltz was trending online. Now

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<v Speaker 1>there's other stuff going on in that state having to

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<v Speaker 1>do with the massive fraud investigations, and people are looking

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<v Speaker 1>at him. The buck stops with him.

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<v Speaker 3>Sure that's a different story, Yeah, sure, sure, yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>It has nothing to do with what we're talking about here. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>You are correct, these guys, by all accounts and including

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<v Speaker 1>the ones coming from the OJ you're you're speaking out

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<v Speaker 1>publicly in a way that's against what the federal government

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<v Speaker 1>is trying to do. Therefore, you are involved in the

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<v Speaker 1>conspiracy to obstruct and that is a crime. It's a stretch,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is a crime. And I'm and look, we

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<v Speaker 1>can go on and on. We're not trying to challenge

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<v Speaker 1>the president. We're trying to challenge at least legally what

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<v Speaker 1>all this stuff means. But we are journalists, we are students,

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<v Speaker 1>and we have we know we are all in this country.

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<v Speaker 1>We have been taught that when we see things like this,

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<v Speaker 1>these are things that have led to war, oppression, people

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<v Speaker 1>who have done these things as leaders of other countries,

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<v Speaker 1>other countries come and intervene to stop that stuff from happening.

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<v Speaker 1>This isn't freedom, this isn't democracy, This isn't that thing

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<v Speaker 1>that we.

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<v Speaker 4>Say we're based Oh yeah, leadership, but we're based that's

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<v Speaker 4>that's not who we are.

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<v Speaker 1>And we've had conversations here. We are nothing. We are

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<v Speaker 1>little bitty nothing engines that could running a podcast doing

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<v Speaker 1>our thing, broadcasting from a studio at the house. And

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<v Speaker 1>we have absolutely had conversations about should we say that

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<v Speaker 1>or go too far? That might piss off the wrong

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<v Speaker 1>person having to do with the administration.

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<v Speaker 4>And that's not how journalists should be operating. Never ever,

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<v Speaker 4>never we're seeing it happen. Never crossed my mind in

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<v Speaker 4>my career, never mind.

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<v Speaker 3>Either, not once.

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<v Speaker 4>In fact, I used to say, I went to this

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<v Speaker 4>was years ago, an awards ceremony for the Society for

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<v Speaker 4>the Protection of Journalists, and I was hearing stories from

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<v Speaker 4>other countries about journalists who reported the truth or who

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<v Speaker 4>investigated an administration, or and they died, and so you've

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<v Speaker 4>got their photographer or their producer. I have chills going

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<v Speaker 4>up to accept their honor on their behalf because they

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<v Speaker 4>were killed. And I remember going to bed that night thinking,

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<v Speaker 4>my god, how incredible is it? How grateful am I

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<v Speaker 4>to live in a country where I could say something

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<v Speaker 4>about the president of the United States and sleep soundly

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<v Speaker 4>tonight knowing that I am not going to be targeted.

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<v Speaker 3>I am going to be safe.

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<v Speaker 4>My family's going to be safe because I live in

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<v Speaker 4>the United States of America, and I'm a less than

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<v Speaker 4>I can say and report on what I see or.

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<v Speaker 1>You might get suboena these days. This is what we

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<v Speaker 1>are in the subpoena. This is criminal stuff. And I

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<v Speaker 1>know you mentioning that I hadn't thought about it until

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<v Speaker 1>this moment. We've traveled plenty of places covered international events,

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<v Speaker 1>and where you're bunking with or you're in a row

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<v Speaker 1>with journalists from all over the world, they are there

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<v Speaker 1>are in awe of the freedom you have and the

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<v Speaker 1>things you get to say and the things you get

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<v Speaker 1>to do.

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<v Speaker 3>This is they're in awe of it, and now here

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<v Speaker 3>we are and it's writing. It's funny.

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<v Speaker 4>You just reminded me of when I was in China

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<v Speaker 4>for a couple of weeks, and I remember I was

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<v Speaker 4>with NBC News at that time, and they said, be

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<v Speaker 4>careful of anything you write in your computer, any email

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<v Speaker 4>you sent, any conversation you have. They are listening, they

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<v Speaker 4>are watching. We don't know if your hotel rooms are bugged.

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<v Speaker 4>We don't know what kind of access they may have

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<v Speaker 4>to your basically your electronic news gathering. And that was

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<v Speaker 4>this craziest thing to think about, to feel like you

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<v Speaker 4>were being watched and you were being recorded, and you

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<v Speaker 4>were being you had to be careful what you said

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<v Speaker 4>and did.

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<v Speaker 1>And now look, okay, look we want to give you

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<v Speaker 1>these updates, but stay here, folks. We actually want to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you we did hear from Mayor Fry and from

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<v Speaker 1>Governor Waltz. Will tell you what they had to say

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<v Speaker 1>about this. Also, the other major development, a judge issued

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<v Speaker 1>a ruling about how federal agents can treat the protesters.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll explain what that's about. And not sure if it's

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<v Speaker 1>a flip flop, but Trump is going a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>back and forth over the insurrection acts.

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<v Speaker 2>Stay here, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, folks, we'll continue here on this Saturday morning, January

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<v Speaker 1>the seventeenth. Overnight developments out of Minneapolis. All eyes been

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<v Speaker 1>on that city, of course, with the surge of federal

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<v Speaker 1>agents going into that town. Of course, the President says

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<v Speaker 1>this is to stop a local immigration It's also to

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<v Speaker 1>keep an eye on the fraud scandal that's been going

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<v Speaker 1>on there. But Mayor Fry, Governor Waltz will tell you

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<v Speaker 1>this is just the president once again wielding power and

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<v Speaker 1>coming after a democratic or progressive city robes. Overnight, things

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<v Speaker 1>got a little calm. Yes, we should flat out say

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<v Speaker 1>things were quieter last night. Things were colder, much much colder,

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<v Speaker 1>and things did quiet down.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, the two might be related, that is fair to say.

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<v Speaker 4>But yes, Thursday night overnight was a tough night. There

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<v Speaker 4>were a lot of heated protests and some ugly exchanges.

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<v Speaker 4>I believe a dozen folks arrested. Friday. Some of those

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<v Speaker 4>clashes continued between protesters and ICE agents. But yes, overnight

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<v Speaker 4>we looked and scoured the headlines and really didn't see

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<v Speaker 4>much of anything in terms of anything other than a peaceful,

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<v Speaker 4>peaceful protest. So things did get calmer overnight, but things

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<v Speaker 4>did heat up online. We did hear Mayor Fry, We

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<v Speaker 4>did hear from Governor Waltz, who did react to this

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<v Speaker 4>notion or these reports that they are being federally investigated.

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<v Speaker 1>Jacob Pry saying and Mayor Fry saying, this is an

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<v Speaker 1>obvious attempt to intimidate me for standing up for Minneapolis

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<v Speaker 1>local law enforcement and residents against the chaos and danger

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<v Speaker 1>this administration has brought to our city. I will not

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<v Speaker 1>be intimidated. My focus remains where it's always been, keeping

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<v Speaker 1>our city safe. Now some islands are actually reporting, and

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<v Speaker 1>Tim Walton Jacob Fry didn't directly mention you're not supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to when it comes to I think there is some

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<v Speaker 1>secrecy involved here, But there are reports that yes, they

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<v Speaker 1>have received subpoenas.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes.

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<v Speaker 4>And Tim Waltz wrote this on x two days ago.

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<v Speaker 4>It was Alyssa Slotkin, last week, it was Jerome Powell

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<v Speaker 4>before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your

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<v Speaker 4>opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The only person not being

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<v Speaker 4>investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal

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<v Speaker 4>agent who shot her, and we.

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<v Speaker 1>Should remind her there that the investigation. Several prosecutors quit

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<v Speaker 1>resigned in protest over the idea of this investigation. They

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<v Speaker 1>say they were being pressured to take it in a

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<v Speaker 1>direction of investigating renee Good instead of investigating the actual

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<v Speaker 1>shooting and the agent and his actions. Pam Bondi did

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<v Speaker 1>chime in as well on x I guess not a

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<v Speaker 1>surprise here. She says, just quote a reminder to all

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<v Speaker 1>those in Minnesota, no one is above the law. You

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<v Speaker 1>can take it to mean whatever you want, but maybe

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<v Speaker 1>pretty clear what's direction and who's she's directing that towards

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<v Speaker 1>the other thing. Yesterday, Ropes was a lawsuit that's been

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<v Speaker 1>going on since December having to do with some protests.

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<v Speaker 1>Is ACL you brought this, but we had a ruling

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<v Speaker 1>from the judge. Don't know how much impact it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to have, but still making a lot of headlines.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, the judge issued basically a restraining order that would

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<v Speaker 4>ban ICE agents from retaliating against peaceful protesters.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't put tear gas. You can't.

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<v Speaker 4>There's a lot of things that rubber bullets and tear

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<v Speaker 4>gas have been dispersed, lots of reports of folks it's

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<v Speaker 4>just inciting more anger and so the judge said, yes,

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<v Speaker 4>you cannot retaliate against, arrest, detain or use chemical irritants

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<v Speaker 4>against people engaging in peaceful protests. The problem is what

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<v Speaker 4>is peaceful protesting? That is where the gray area is.

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<v Speaker 4>When does it go from being peaceful to not peaceful?

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<v Speaker 1>And they have to have some leeway in dispersing a crowd.

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<v Speaker 1>They have to have I mean, these are tactics used

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<v Speaker 1>when people are told to leave, to disperse and they don't.

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<v Speaker 1>The police have to use in authorities some kind of tactic.

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<v Speaker 1>How this is going to go, How impactful this is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be? I don't know. How do you enforce?

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<v Speaker 1>How do you tell an agent you can't stop cars

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<v Speaker 1>that aren't obstructing? Yes, and of course you see that

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<v Speaker 1>and you apply that to ruine Good. The shooting we

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<v Speaker 1>just saw was that car obstructing? She should she have

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<v Speaker 1>been bothered based on this ruling? Now, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>And this one here, agents should be at an appropriate distance.

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<v Speaker 2>Yea, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>It does not by itself create reasonable suspicion to justify

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<v Speaker 1>a vehicle stop. It's just it's vague and I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if this is a good tool that's going to

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<v Speaker 1>help anything. There at all, but it happened, so it's

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<v Speaker 1>making headlines at least.

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<v Speaker 3>It's something it's putting.

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<v Speaker 4>Perhaps I say this not fully knowing the weight of this,

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<v Speaker 4>but it is putting ICE agents on notice that a

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<v Speaker 4>judge is saying, I am ordering this, I am banning

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<v Speaker 4>you from doing this.

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<v Speaker 3>But if you feel like you have.

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<v Speaker 4>The Trump administration's backing to do what you need to do,

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<v Speaker 4>You're probably going to do whatever you feel like you

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<v Speaker 4>need to do because you know you have the support

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<v Speaker 4>of the administration.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's taking them. Like in ninety seconds after that shooting,

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<v Speaker 1>they were out defending Jonathan Ross think is his name,

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<v Speaker 1>that shot Renee Good and the other shoot They're quick

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<v Speaker 1>to defend their agents, and I'm sure that is good

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<v Speaker 1>from a role at the agency to a certain degree,

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that the folks in charge got you back.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, that's not always the case in a lot of

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<v Speaker 4>corporate structures.

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<v Speaker 3>So yes, that might be one thing.

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<v Speaker 4>And then the other big headline, and you tease this

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<v Speaker 4>is that Trump now seems to be backing away from

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<v Speaker 4>his Insurrection Act threat. He's saying, Hey, it doesn't look

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<v Speaker 4>like we need to do it now, but you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I've got it in my back pocket.

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<v Speaker 3>Basically, don't know what to make of it.

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<v Speaker 1>He made those comments last night as he was leaving

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<v Speaker 1>the White House, just talking to reporters. I haven't checked

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<v Speaker 1>this morning. I'll give it a little while and see

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<v Speaker 1>if he's tweeted something else. But the tweet he sent

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday on thru Soldier this is I mean, he's been

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<v Speaker 1>talking about this. It looks like we were leading up

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<v Speaker 1>to that, and so many people in the administration, in

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<v Speaker 1>their interviews and on their Twitter accounts, have been hinting

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<v Speaker 1>at it. Looks like they were getting ready. But he

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<v Speaker 1>backed it off a little bit last night.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, he said, in Minnesota, the troublemakers, agitators and insurrectionists

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<v Speaker 4>are in many cases highly paid professionals. The governor and

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<v Speaker 4>mayor don't know what to do. They have totally lost

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<v Speaker 4>control and are currently being rendered useless. If and when

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<v Speaker 4>I am forced to act, it will be solved quickly

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<v Speaker 4>and effectively. So that was him kind of teasing the

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<v Speaker 4>Insurrection Act. But then yes, last night he said, I

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<v Speaker 4>don't think there's any reason right now to use it,

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<v Speaker 4>but if I needed it, I'd use it.

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<v Speaker 1>Vague okay, but you're on notice. But those are the

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<v Speaker 1>developments in Minneapolis. It is going to be a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>brutal weather. We can even for them. Don't be wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh yes, I think anytime you have sub zero temperatures

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<v Speaker 4>as the actual I mean those are the real feel,

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<v Speaker 4>but single digit actual temperature and then yes, below zero

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<v Speaker 4>with the windshill's, that's intimidating for just about anybody, even

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<v Speaker 4>a hearty Minnesota.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Five below today, five below on Monday. They're going into

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty brutal stretch here.

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<v Speaker 3>It might be for the best.

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<v Speaker 4>It literally literally might cool things down and figuratively, I

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<v Speaker 4>guess it's both.

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<v Speaker 2>We can only hope.

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<v Speaker 1>Ro So, yes, folks, we just want to hop on

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<v Speaker 1>and give you a quick update here on this Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>morning and while we were having our tea and having

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<v Speaker 1>our coffee. But where you are, hope you're having a

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<v Speaker 1>good start to your day. Enjoy the rest of your

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday wherever you are right now. For Amy Robot im TJ. Holmes,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll talk for you Alread