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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Federal Agent Shoots Man After “Ambush” In Minneapolis

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 81 minutes

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President Trump is threatening to use the Insurrection Act to put military troops in Minnesota. How far will he go in his immigration crackdown? Plus, what Venezuela’s opposition leader revealed about her face-to-face with Donald Trump.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

President Trump is threatening to use the Insurrection Act to put military troops on the streets of Minnesota.

0:10.0

The lead starts right now.

0:12.0

How far will President Trump go in his immigration crackdown as it leads to more violence in Minneapolis?

0:20.0

A man shot in the leg

0:21.4

after ambushing a federal agency, a federal agent, according to the Homeland Security Department,

0:27.2

were live with the situation on the ground. Plus, breaking news from Venezuela's opposition leader,

0:32.9

Maria Karina Machado, saying she did indeed present her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump today.

0:39.5

What else she's revealing about their face-to-face?

0:42.6

And a college basketball scandal, nearly 30 people, including some players, charged in a scheme to rig games in exchange for cash.

0:52.2

But this case has international ties, and we'll tell you about that.

1:00.4

Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper. The lead tonight, tensions continue to run high in

1:04.7

Minneapolis after a second shooting by a federal law enforcement agent, this time of an undocumented

1:09.8

immigrant, who officials say ambushed officers.

1:12.7

This attack sparking fiery clashes between the anti-ice protesters and law enforcement overnight.

1:18.8

CNN crews captured video of ransacked and vandalized vehicles,

1:22.1

while law enforcement deployed tear gas and flashbangs to disperse the crowds.

1:26.2

The Department of Homeland Security says the man shot

1:28.3

was a Venezuelan national who attacked the immigration officer, who then fired defensive shots.

1:34.3

The man was shot in the leg. This morning, President Trump warned on social media that he is prepared to invoke the

1:40.3

Insurrection Act, a law signed into law in 1807, that allows a president to deploy troops

1:45.9

inside the U.S. without congressional approval in circumsituations, certain situations.

1:50.3

We should note, the president did not invoke the Insurrection Act during the actual

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