Republicans press Minnesota Attorney General on deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti
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At a hearing Thursday, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson pressed Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison for encouraging tragedy in the recent deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said the goal of the hearing was to restore public trust in Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
But early on, it became Republican attacks against Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison, including from Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), who suggested Ellison had "encouraged" the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
"A tragedy was going to happen and you encouraged it, and you ought to feel damn guilty about it," Sen. Johnson said.
Ellison rejected the accusation and defended Minnesota's cooperation with ICE.
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