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Federal officials released a photo of the pistol carried by a slain Minneapolis protester, prompting backlash from gun-rights groups who bristled at suggestions that the killing could be legally justified; critics emphasize the right to bear arms in public, while a federal prosecutor’s post warning against approaching police with a gun sparked further controversy.
The White House posted a digitally altered image of Nekima Levy Armstrong after her arrest in Minneapolis for a church-protest disturbance, a move legal experts say could be argued as prejudicial in the ongoing case. While it may be raised in court to challenge credibility or bias, analysts caution it’s unlikely to derail the prosecution entirely. The incident has sparked debate about political messaging, potential prejudice in juries, and whether such actions could trigger disciplinary scrutiny, with observers noting race dynamics (the defendants are Black, parishioners White) as a factor in how the case is perceived.