and doing so to interfere with ICE is Domestic Terrorism then they couldn’t have predetermined that she was a Domestic Terrorist. I seriously doubt there was any radio chatter stating that on that day. The whole thing escalated in 7 seconds if memory serves.

I’m sure the FBI has a field office there but wouldn’t locals has a vast source of information, informants, you know - local knowledge? That’s why, as you say, cutting them out if any case makes no sense.

They know that the bastard murdered the woman and they don't want that to get in the way of their "mission"

Could you please cite the link? puppykiller cosplay barbie labelled her as such AFTER she was MURDERED in rage-fueled hatred, as a pathetic attempt at justification. We have all seen the videos, so please stop.

Taking the investigation away from the state makes it easier for them to push their bullshit agenda, which is obviously bullshit.

as soon as the incident came to her attention, without any investigation or knowledge of the details - which is exactly what happened. And now they have to support the narrative, somehow.

"after", one would think.

which is a local right-wing "news" website. One of its principal reporters is Liz Collin, who is married to MAGA former police union head Bob Kroll. Collin had been a news anchor at the local CBS affiliate and they had to take her off all police-related stories. https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/alpha-news/ Chances are very good that Ross knows Kroll. I agree that the video doesn't exonerate Ross but he and DHS must think it does; or else they at least think it portrays Good and her wife in a negative light, to help further their narrative that the Goods were domestic terrorists and she got what she deserved. My question is, why was Ross recording the incident in the first place? He started recording as he approached the car from the other side; what was he expecting to have happen that needed recording?

create recruiting content.

He pulled his gun before her car even started moving......he already had it in his head that someone was going to get hurt by him.

I believe Jonathan Ross released the video to the site. I believe Jonathan Ross began recording in order to release a video to the site.

I am not yet ready to believe he was creating a snuff film for fascist consumption but I believe he was creating video content for that reason. A little “rough-up-the-blue-hair-pronoun” as content.

My “conspiracy theory.”

to provide Alpha News with video of an encounter with a protester in which he could be seen as the tough federal agent righteously showing some hippie loser who's boss, even going so far as to pull his gun on her (switching the phone to his left hand). I don't think he intended to actually shoot anybody when he started recording, but I can't think of any conceivable reason for recording the encounter on his private cellphone, other than to create content for social media.

And the shooter shared the video with Alpha News himself.

Something feels "majorly wrong here" because it is. But it's not hidden. It's in plain sight. The feds aren't operating lawfully and they don't give a shit about it.

The Trump regime clearly regards blue states and cities as alien adversaries to be conquered.

what motivates so many of them.

to our constitution. They are clearly doing a cover up and protecting this murderer. It's that simple. Noem just added a 7 day notice for congress overseeing ICE facilities. (went above court orders). She NEEDS to be impeached/removed. This shit scares me and wish we could leave the country. So few in congress restraining these vile, cruel monsters.

E.g., there does not seem to be any clear definition of "terrorist," at least not one I'd be comfortable agreeing with; and the process by which someone gets labelled a "terrorist" seems to take place secretly and without any meaningful checks or balances.

I also remain confused about who's got authority over what, especially when it comes to ICE. Do they have the same rights, powers, authorities, duties, as State police, or not? What is the legal hierarchy as to who gets to overrule who?

I have genuine hope that at some point, a few cases are going to get to the US Supreme Court and get decided in a way that will impose at least some limits on what Trump and the feds can do – Trump certainly seems intent on pushing those limits in every possible direction, and I don't believe the S. Ct. is fully committed to enabling totalitarianism. But I hope they start setting limits before it's too late.

It will be exceptionally hard to find jurors who haven't seen the video and have already formed an opinion.

Nullify that idea by empaneling all attorneys, who, in theory, are subject to their ethics compulsions.

The state might try, but they are being deprived of access to crucial evidence, so it's unlikely that there will be a state trial either - unless it's years from now (there's no statute of limitations for murder), but the passage of time causes evidentiary problems too.