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Miller backtracks on “assassin” claim after internal review of shooting

Boing Boing
Jan 28, 2026
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Presidential advisor Steven Miller (Phil Pasquini/shutterstock.com)

Stephen Miller finally acknowledged that Customs and Border Protection agents in Minneapolis “may not have been following” proper protocol by shooting Alex Pretti to death — a shift from his baseless characterization of Pretti as a “would-be assassin,” according to CNN.

Pretti, a 37-year-…

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