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TORCHED: Walz Brutally Shreds Pam Bondi’s Unhinged Demand

Plus, public pressure forces Senate Dems to vote no on DHS funding, and judge blocks regime from destroying evidence

Scott Dworkin Jan 26

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Every day at The Dworkin Report, we proudly cut through the Trump regime’s chaos, call out their propaganda and lies, and focus on what actually matters. I’m grateful you’re here—you showing up is not a small thing. It’s how movements like ours stay alive.

Let’s dive in.

RESTRAINING THE REGIME

A federal judge in Minnesota granted a temporary restraining order this weekend—blocking the Trump regime from destroying any evidence related to their killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison put it plainly: “Federal agents are not above the law and Alex Pretti is certainly not beneath it … A full, impartial, and transparent investigation into his fatal shooting at the hands of DHS agents is non-negotiable … Justice will be done.”

State and local leaders must never let the regime bury the truth about their crimes. They must be held accountable.

PUSHBACK AFTER ANOTHER KILLING

While Republicans responded to the killing of Alex Pretti by lying and blaming political rhetoric, the Trump regime is facing widespread condemnation from Democrats.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed the regime’s “gross abuse of power” and “absolute breaching of the law.” Sen. Mark Kelly said: “Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see … It’s time for them to get the hell out of Minnesota.”

Others went even further. Rep. Seth Moulton said ICE was a bunch of “pathetic, untrained, unprofessional cowards” who need to be “defunded” and “prosecuted.” And Rep. Jasmine Crockett stated: “They are turning us into nazi Germany.”

Pete Buttigieg urged “libertarians and conservatives to step up and join the rest of us,” saying: “Americans have to unite and stop this descent … into the kind of place where masked, militarized government agents are sent to politically noncompliant areas to roam the streets, terrorize civilians, and deploy violence with impunity.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded “no new funding” for ICE, the removal of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, and an end to the “lawless mass deportation raids,” and “sick racial profiling.”

TORCHING PAM BONDI’S DESPICABLE LETTER TO WALZ

Immediately following the killing of Alex Pretti, Trump’s AG Pam Bondi sent a bogus letter demanding that Minnesota turn over its voter data. Dem Sen. Chris Murphy slammed Bondi, saying the letter is proof that Trump’s invasion of states has “never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.”

And Gov. Tim Walz didn’t hold back in rejecting Bondi’s demand: “I would just give a pro tip to the attorney general. There’s 2 million documents in the Epstein files we’re still waiting on—go ahead and work on those.”

DEMS DRAW A LINE

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is pushing for Democrats to vote down the spending bill if it funds DHS—a move that was driven almost entirely by our relentless public pressure.

When asked about the regime’s lies regarding Alex Pretti’s killing, Klobuchar stated: “When I hear the [Trump regime] describe this video in ways that simply aren’t true, I just keep thinking, ‘Your eyes don’t lie.’” She added that ICE is “making us less safe,” and their actions are “completely against every tenet of law enforcement.”

Sen. Klobuchar is right—our eyes don’t lie. We all saw exactly what happened. And there’s no way we’re going to let the Trump regime gaslight us into silence.

Democrats are standing firm because we make it impossible for them to look away. Your phone calls, letters, emails, and protests—they all add up. And they feel it. I know, because they’ve told me.

That’s why we started our Midterm Accountability Project—to cut through the noise daily, reach millions with stories the regime wants buried, and flood Congress with contacts from their constituents. We keep the pressure on constantly, while dominating social media and generating billions of impressions against Trump monthly.

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I have two questions for you today:

What do you think of Minnesota’s response to Pam Bondi’s letter?

What are your thoughts on Newsom’s list of demands, and what would you add to them?

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Our two main actions today:

New: Tell Congress to Defund ICE: https://tinyurl.com/4dtkmn47

Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem: https://tinyurl.com/253mfne4

My interview with Rep. Robin Kelly on impeaching Noem: https://tinyurl.com/y3fx5pt2

Here are three other actions for today:

Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now: https://tinyurl.com/yzm32ams

Pass bill on unmasking ICE and displaying clear ID: https://tinyurl.com/bp8cau82

Demand answers about Trump’s visibly deteriorating health: https://tinyurl.com/sk9xm38v

Also, sign up to volunteer for our Watchdog Coalition: https://tinyurl.com/4afyy2bs

COMMENTS: 

Defund ICE! Renee Good and Jeffrey Pretti gave their lives defending democracy and fighting fascism. I wrote a poem as a tribute to Pretti: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/jeffrey-pretti-poem

I hope the families of Renee Good and Jeffrey Pretti will SUE the shit out of The felon n chief for DEFAMATION! Hit him where he knows best - the court room! How dare this lowlife defame these most courageous Americans calling them domestic terrorist and assassins within minutes of the incidents! SHOOT first, Lie and Judge second! how dare this POS POTUS! Shameful!

They also need to sue Noem, Bovine, and Homeland Security.

I wrote two letters to Congress,to my reps there. i also added a suggestion that, while de- funding, ICE they should allocate just enough funds to ship the entre malignant Administration in company of the ICE agents to the hell holes for "re-education". sfr

Big “Wrongful Death” lawsuits against HHS should be forthcoming.

I bet the government will be throwing money at the families soon.

At a protest rally yesterday, in a snow storm and 19° weather, we stood strong with our signs and music and chants here in Fort Collins (CO). Many people honked in support. Those who gave us the finger make me sad. To believe the atrocious lies from the government about these executions, instead of one’s own eyes, must make for a dissonance within that these people may never recover from.

My sign said, WE KNOW WHAT WE SAW.

JAN 6 SEARCH: 

Jack Smith testifies: How To Instantly Search Hundreds Of Jan 6th Documents for Free

Jan. 6 attack ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress

“The Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers earlier this month in characterizing the Republican president as the “most culpable and most responsible person” in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

“The evidence here made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy. These crimes were committed for his benefit. The attack that happened at the Capitol, part of this case, does not happen without him. The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit,” said Smith” — PBS

 Read Jack Smith’s full deposition on the decision to indict Trump

Get ready for Jack Smith’s testimony. Use our free app to search through hundreds of January 6th insurrection documents in seconds. Uncover the facts for yourself today.

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Go to the Democracy Labs Archives and enter the term you want to search for. e.g. “Jan 6″. This yields 120 matching reports.

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Click on the report for details. This could be an infographic for instance which shows the people involved with the Jan 6th insurrection.

Click on an individual for details on their involvement. e.g. Jim Jordan

Or get details on a group of people like the Megadonors who helped fund the insurrection.

The results may also include a report of the indictment  here or a podcast.

TakeAway: Hold insurrectionists accountable for their criminal attempt to overthrow American democracy for Trump.

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THIS EXPLAINS A LOT: 

Gaslighting Detector: How To Spot Republican Lies About ICE Killings

Lies and Lawlessness: The Camps, the Executions, and the Future Believe Our Own Eyes And Counter Their Lies. As the White House smear and spreads disinformation, it’s up to us to set things right. — Status Kuo The lies continue as provocative inversions. “dangerous words”: these are, precisely, “terrorist” and “extremist.” These two words are known to us from history as those used by tyrants. And these are the words used by the Trump people to defame those killed by their polices. — On Tyranny “The gaslighting is off the charts…” — JD Vance who blamed Renee Nicole Good for her fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis — CNBC

Gaslighting is mental manipulation that makes you doubt your decisions, mistrust your judgment and question reality. — Cleveland Clinic

How do Republicans use gaslighting to justify ICE killing an unarmed mother? Use this infographic.

Learn to recognize Republican gaslighting tactics 10 top Republican GASLIGHTING TACTICS Read more Violence as a tool to impose “order”

Do not waste energy trying to convince anyone on the MAGA Right with facts. Don’t engage with the vile regime propaganda as if it was advanced in good faith. It was never meant to stand up to scrutiny, only to muddy the waters, give the rightwing media machine its marching orders, and tell the MAGA faithful what to believe. Trump, Noem, and Vance are not making factual contentions at all. They are presenting purely ideological assertions about how they want the world to work.

For years, all strands of the Right – elected officials, the media machine, the intellectual sphere, the base – have been openly embracing and clamoring for state and vigilante violence if it is directed against anything and anyone associated with “the Left.” — Democracy Americana

Masked goons roaming the streets

The Right is defined by a political and social culture of white grievance, ethno-religious nationalism, gun fundamentalism, desire for male domination, glorified militancy, and paranoid conspiratorialism. It is bound to produce people who believe it is their patriotic duty to use violence. — Democracy Americana

TakeAway: Don’t fall for Republican gaslighting. Hold them accountable for the ICE murder of Renee Good and.......................

https://thedemlabs.org/2026/01/25/gaslighting-detector-ice-killings/

THE COALITION ON HUMAN NEEDS is soliciting donations to work to fund issues that take care of Americans.

Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey is soliciting citizen co-sponsors for his bill:

 I was introducing a bill to end Qualified Immunity for ICE and federal law enforcement, so that victims of ICE’s brutality and civil rights abuses can sue for justice.

this bill is so important because we are watching in real time as ICE and DHS tear the Constitution to shreds.

Whether it’s arresting people for free speech, detaining people based on their race or their accent, entering cars and homes without a proper warrant, or detaining US citizens without even allowing them to prove their citizenship, our civil rights have been thrown to the wind by Trump’s administration.

And right now, it’s almost impossible to hold these ICE officers accountable when they violate your rights, especially as the administration does everything they can to shield them from facing scrutiny and justice.

My bill would strip ICE of their immunity to civil suits, meaning those who experience any of these blatant civil rights violations could take the offending officers to court and seek justice and restitution. It would send a powerful message to federal agents: You are not above the law.