A recent move by the Trump administration effectively killed an office in Minnesota responsible for investigating wrongful convictions.
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The news comes as Donald Trump, the first convicted felon to assume the presidency, wages a campaign to persecute and prosecute his perceived enemies. Trump has made a mockery of the American justice system by pardoning scores of criminals aligned with him — including several who have gone on to be convicted of sexual abuse — while simultaneously using federal law enforcement to investigate people he doesn’t like.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday that the Trump administration has refused to renew a federal grant used by his office to address possible wrongful convictions, adding in a statement:
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