I don't know about you, but I don't trust the federal government to investigate its own. With the FBI now in sole control of the investigation into the homicide of Renee Nicole Good, the word "whitewash" is already starting to trend—and for good reason.
Just yesterday, the FBI abruptly blocked the State of Minnesota and the City of Minneapolis from co-investigating the case. They’ve locked the doors and pulled the blinds.
If Renee’s widow, Rebecca Good, files a Wrongful Death lawsuit, it would change the game entirely. A civil lawsuit isn’t just about money; it’s a crowbar used to pry open a closed investigation. Here is what a lawsuit would do:
- Grant Subpoena Power: The wife’s attorneys could demand the raw, unedited footage from every ICE agent’s body camera and dashboard. No more "selective leaks" to the media.
- Access Internal Logs: They can subpoena the radio communications and group chats between agents. This would reveal if the "domestic terrorist" label was a post-shooting invention used to cover their tracks or something they actually believed at the time.
- Depose Witnesses: Under oath, lawyers can question the shooter, Agent Jonathan E. Ross. Unlike an FBI interview where he can provide a shielded, prepared statement, a deposition allows for hours of aggressive cross-examination by the family’s own lawyers.
- Challenge the Narrative: Elected leaders have already branded Renee a "domestic terrorist." In court, a label is not evidence. The Department of Justice would be forced to prove that claim with facts, or watch their defense crumble.
Because this involves a federal agency, the case will likely be heard in Federal Court. The DOJ will almost certainly fight to keep these files sealed under "National Security" privileges, but a civil judge and a jury are much harder to control than an internal FBI probe.
A lawsuit might be the only way to crack open this shoddy investigation and find out what really happened on Portland Avenue.
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