Loud clash in House hearing over Renee Good and Alex Pretti

newsJun 30, 2026221,016

Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Mike Lawler erupted into a screaming match during a House Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday as they argued over immigration and the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. Raskin pressed Lawler to condemn the deaths, saying federal agents shot Good and Pretti, while Lawler focused on family members killed by undocumented immigrants and sought to introduce a witness. The clash grew loud enough for witnesses to report shouting and for one lawmaker to shout "Get the hell out of here!" as the exchange escalated. The confrontation interrupted the committee proceeding and drew sharp denunciations from advocates who say Good and Pretti have not been held accountable.

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@blisterpearl.bsky.social

Alex Pretti was a 1A and 2A rights activist. He was a healthcare provider for veterans. He helped a woman in the street, and ICE shot him at least ten times in the back. MAGA cheered. When people show you who they are, believe them.

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Cub Green8

A MAGA on our Texas Nextdoor said Renee Good’s family should be charged for the cost of ammunition that killed her. Never underestimate the evil of MAGA. 😢

Jennifer C

@thejenniwren.teamlh.social

Corrupt Mike Lawler walked into that committee room to introduce a witness and decided that was his moment to drag Renée Good and Alex Pretti’s names through the mud instead. Jamie Raskin wasn’t having it and I’m so here for it. Thank you @raskin.house.gov for always getting in good trouble.

1556h ago

Silvija (still) stands with Ukraine12

Lawler is a disgrace; Jamie Raskin always stands up. I would love if he ran for president but I've never read that he has any interest in doing so.

🦋Rrhae 🇺🇸 I Dissent!🫘 🇺🇦10

Lawler is awful! Renee Good and Alex Pretti were murdered. He should keep their names out of his mouth.

lori44.bsky.social9

Mike Lawler is an a$$hole like every single goddamn republican in Congress 😡😡😡

Wayne Smith 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🏳️‍⚧️5

These are the death throes of a dying political party.

Lady Ligeia4

Hasn’t the Laken family at least told Republicans to stop using her name and they refused?

cdpositive 2

🎯Lawler lies! The criminals in the US are *not* immigrants. They are the politicians/president (34-felon!) that use race, nationality, religion, political party to create hate & violence. Look up the statistics of immigrant crime vs. citizen crime in the US. Those are facts! cc @raskin.house.gov

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Brian G Ely 💙12

Lawler pokes the bear, and puts on a performative act when the bear growls back. He’s an asswipe; a shit stained asswipe.

MEIDAS Meteorologist11

Typical MAGA raising the voice and sending a meeting into chaos

signsanssignified.bsky.social5

Lawler deserves tarring & feathering. He’s slime.

Connie

@cherub006.bsky.social

The people who MURDERED Renee Goode and Alex Pretti are still out there! They didn’t get arrested, sure as shit didn’t get deported AND they did it at the behest of the US govt! Fuck you Mike Lawler, migrants aren’t scaring me the damn govt is !!

1497h ago

Professa Murray

@kalimurray.bsky.social

3/I would also create a committee to investigate the death of ICE victims, including but not limited to Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

12214h ago

Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only)

@axidentaliberal.bsky.social

Who invaded Venezuela, attacked Iran-killing hundreds of Iranian schoolgirls-and has threatened Greenland and Cuba Now let’s talk about how his administration treated Renee Good, Alex Pretti, all the people who have died in ICE custody and the protesters who supported them…

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alexjungle.bsky.social

@alexjungle.bsky.social

MAJOR BREAKING: The Trump Administration REFUSES to release the body cam footage of the shooting of Alex Pretti. He was killed by ICE. Threads banned me soon after for being anti ICE You can drop a follow

435h ago

@LaceyPerSista

@laceypersista.bsky.social

Raskin attempted to get Lawler to condemn the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, who were gunned down by Trump's immigration agents during a protest in Minneapolis in January. However, Lawler was only interested in talking about family members of victims killed by undocumented immigrants.

446h ago

Nancy Levine Stearns

@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social

🧵Federal agents showed up at a Rochester man's home last week, months after he emailed the head of ICE, following the murder of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, according to his attorney. Here's the email he sent in Jan to then-ICE head Todd Lyons Story at @syracuse.com: www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

Email sent to then-acting ICE Director Todd Lyons by David Streever on Jan 26, 2026, as reported by Syracuse.com on June 28, 2026

“You are a monstrous human being and will go down in history as America’s Reinhard Heydrich, the butcher.
“The way you are protecting the obvious execution in Minnesota, even as we see the videos, will lead to your downfall. Even Trump will turn on you before the end, and you will be a sad, despised man who eats himself alive with shame at your own pathetic weakness.
“You will never know peace. You will seek to lose yourself, to escape the burden of knowing the truth about yourself. But wherever you go, you will find yourself. You will torment yourself until your last day on Earth.”

329h ago

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Nancy Levine Stearns7

His email did not constitute a threat. DHS / ICE Gestapo-type tactics. bsky.app/profile/nanc...

aRemedy

@aremedy.org

Mike Lawler, defender of rapist-frelon-insurrectionists spoke out in favor of the murder by ICE terrorists of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. On the floor on Congress. We The People will never forgive or forget. Lawler is complicit in multiple crimes against humanity. #nurembergonthepotomac

241h ago

Women For Survival

@wmn4srvl.bsky.social

A PLEA to everyone whose heart has been broken by the horrific and death of Alex Pretti, whose lawful firearm created fear.....never, ever bring a weapon of any kind to a protest or rally, no matter how legal... (short thread...🧵) open.spotify.com/track/39isD2...

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Liberal Currents

@liberalcurrents.com

"This year, we have made a point of asking our members, personally, to keep showing up. After Renée Good and Alex Pretti were murdered, we checked in with hundreds of our members, one person at a time." www.liberalcurrents.com/rebuilding-c...

1513h ago

andrear9md.bsky.social

@andrear9md.bsky.social

Whatever Mike, Renee Good and Alex Pretti were murdered in cold blood by agents employed by the government, not the same. At all.

67h ago

sandygap461

good! get furious and express it... but aim it at the perpetrators

🦋Rrhae 🇺🇸 I Dissent!🫘 🇺🇦

@goldrrhae.bsky.social

Lawler is awful! Renee Good and Alex Pretti were murdered. He should keep their names out of his mouth.

106h ago

Lynn Spann Bowditch

@bowreader.bsky.social

WASN'T AN IMMIGRANT WHO SHOT AND KILLED RENEE GOOD. WASN'T AN IMMIGRANT WHO SHOT AND KILLED ALEX PRETTI. Honestly, does anyone want the kind of society the Lawlers of this world want to foist upon us? AMERICA IS A SANCTUARY NATION.

96h ago

Hedy Lamarr Stands with Ukraine🌻🌻🌻

@hedylamarr1987.bsky.social

GIVE 'EM HELL! @raskin.house.gov You go, dude! The murders of Renee Good & Alex Pretti are actually WORSE b/c they were murdered under the guise of Law Enforcement. www.rawstory.com/get-the-hell...

66h ago

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Loud clash in House hearing over Renee Good and Alex Pretti

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