Legal AF by MeidasTouch - Trump Caught in the Act by Judge After Destroying Evidence in Pretti Murder

Episode Date: February 6, 2026

A Trump appointed Judge in Minneapolis just concluded that the Federal Government “failed to safeguard” Alex Pretti’s firearm according to “normal law enforcement proceedings” and also observed that it “appears likely” that other key evidence was “lost”, inviting future lawyers for Pretti to file motions about the destroyed evidence. Popok reports. Check out the Popok Firm: https://thepopokfirm.com Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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and that in the future, in a lawsuit brought by his estate, they'll be able to use that point to win their case. That is what's within a new order by Judge Tostrad, coming out of Minnesota just in the last few hours, here on the Midas Touch Network. Now, on the face of it, the judge decided he's not going to continue an injunction, a temporary restraining order that he put in place last week to stop the administration from continuing to destroy evidence,

preventing them from destroying evidence. He says, whatever's done is done. and if that's already been done, that's something for Alex Preti's lawyers, which he basically invites to bring that lawsuit and make that argument. Particularly there's focus in the decision, the opinion and order on the gun. No, not the one or the one or two that shot and killed summarily executed Alex Pretty with 10 bullets into his riddled body, but rather his gun, the gun that the defense claims, the government claims, was the reason that he was. assassinated. To this day, as I said a week ago, when I saw the government's filings by the

Department of Homeland Security and the Border Patrol and the FBI agent, I have no idea where the gun is. You know what? The judge doesn't know where the gun is either. And he's questioning why the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension hasn't brought a motion directed right about the gun. But he believes there's so much attention on this case that there's nothing more he can do by way of an injunction. I'll explain to the difference between an injunction and other types of remedies when a court sits in both law and in equity here on this hot take on Michael Popak. Take a minute, hit the free subscribe button, but then come over to Legal AF YouTube channel and help us continue to grow there and give us the resources we need to meet the moment. Let's talk about Judge Tostrid. He was not MAGA, but he was a Trump appointee in the first term sitting in Minnesota.

We reported that last week on a temporary emergency injunction, he ordered the federal government not to destroy evidence. This is a case brought by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. All they want to do is do their job. They just want to get access to the evidence. They wanted in real time moments after the shooting get access to the crime scene that was blocked and denied by the feds. They wanted access to the witnesses.

They wanted access to the gun. They wanted access to the shell cases. They wanted access and interview the agents who were involved in the shooting. They wanted access to their guns for forensic purposes. You know, like CSI, Minneapolis, none of that happened. They ran to court to preserve evidence. The judge did that. The question now was, was he going to continue to have that order out there?

But more fundamentally, more importantly, are the observations made by the judge about the crime scene and the future lawsuits, civil lawsuits, brought by. Alex Preddy's family. Here's what he says on page 13. It appears likely that evidence was lost or spoliated. That's a fancy word we use for evidence that's destroyed, intentionally or unintentionally, at the scene of Mr. Predey's shooting. What he says about that is, particularly that's an issue. He says on page 15, he said his considerations about continuing the temporary restraining order are dampened because of the continuing about the continuing existence and integrity of that evidence. He said, Mr. Prettty's shooting alone almost certainly triggered defendant's duty to preserve evidence

that may be relevant to any excessive force civil suit or proceeding brought on his or his survivor's behalf. And in that proceeding, non-preservation or spoliation would pose significant, perhaps dispositive consequences. Let me translate that. He's inviting, effectively, and knows there's going to be an excessive force lawsuit, excessive force lawsuit brought by Preti's estate for what happened to him, proving that it's a section 1983 civil rights violation and the rest.

We keep talking about the criminal prosecution against the federal agents. There's also justice to be had on the civil side and for damages, never bringing Alex Preti or Renee Goodback for that matter, but justice nonetheless, an aspect of justice, none the less. the judge is anticipating there will be such a civil suit. And that in that suit, the fact that the feds did not properly secure the crime scene, didn't properly preserve the chain of custody, didn't properly bag evidence and collect it, didn't properly preserve any evidence, seem to have lost the gun, which I'll talk about in a moment,

are all things that the plaintiffs can bring as a motion on spoliation to, for instance, strike any liability defenses of the feds or find against them on liability based on the destruction of the evidence and therefore the estate plaintiff's lawyers will be going right to the amount of damages. That's a possibility. He's also concerned, as I, about the gun. Now, there were three separate affidavits that were filed by government, federal government agents, one for Homeland Security, one for Border Patrol, one for the FBI. for the life of me, I sorted them all out. I laid them all next to each other. I don't know where the gun is from Mr. Prattie. And the judge doesn't either. And what the judge says about that is, on page 13, plaintiffs also identified concerns. Remember, the plaintiffs are the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, like the FBI for Minnesota, who are just trying to get access to the crime scene. Plaintiffs also identified concerns regarding defendant's post-incident handling of the firearm allegedly taken from Mr. Prattie. And while I share plaintiffs concerns, they remain undeveloped and non-specific.

Superintendent Evans, who's for the Minnesota side, state side, explained, it does not appear that the gun was protected according to normal law enforcement processes. And I'm concerned about other evidence not being protected. In his declaration, he also saw images circulating on social media about the alleged gun taken from Mr. Pretty. neither he or any other witnesses from the feds addressed the firearm's ongoing preservation. Where is it? That's what I said. Or disagreed with Superintendent Evans' testimony. They couldn't even get where is the gun right among the three who are supposed to be in charge of the chain of custody?

From defendant's silence, the judge says, I infer they failed to safeguard the firearm in compliance with normal law enforcement processes. I mean, there you have it. Yes, the headline is going to be somebody in the Department of Justice bragging about the fact that judge is not continuing to order them not to destroy evidence, but they do so at their own risk. I'm more interested in the invitation on the lawsuit about the fact the judge has declared that there was spoliation, there was destruction of the crime scene, and we don't know where the gun is, and the judge concluding that the gun was not properly handled. What about their gun? That begs the question. What about the guns of the five border patrol that jumped on them like a pack of wolves? Where's their guns?

Was it one gun firing 10 bullets from an extended magazine? Or was it two weapons? Or was it more? We don't know. We don't even know the names of these people this late date. So we're going to continue to follow it all right here on the Midas Touch Network and on LegalAF. Take a moment. Hit the free subscribe button.

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