Virginia AG Jones joins 21 attorneys general condemning DOJ pressure on Minnesota

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 722

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined 21 colleagues on Thursday in sharply condemning the U.S. Department of Justice’s latest push to force Minnesota officials to surrender sensitive state data and dismantle public-safety policies as a condition for federal cooperation, calling it unconstitutional and an overreach of federal power.

In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the multistate coalition — led by New York Attorney General Letitia …

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