Trump Officials Link VA Nurse Killing to Domestic Terrorism Ahead of Probe
TL;DR
Trump officials quickly branded the Jan. 24 killing of VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti as a domestic terrorist act before investigators had completed a probe, with Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller arguing ideological violence and echoing controversy from the Jan. 7 death of Renee Good; critics note there is no clear legal basis to label a domestic group as terrorists and questions remain about investigation access and accountability as the case unfolds.
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