she could tell he was upset but that he was being extremely careful in what he said because he didn't want the cops' defense attorneys to be able to twist anything he said to claim he was unobjective.

This is a legal matter, and one tiny little mistake early on can mess everything up. In the long run, taking a cautious and measured approach is the best thing.

destroy our government. The OP's missing factor.

within the jurisdiction of the counties, with the exception of some specifically-listed unlawful acts mostly relating to consumer protection. The legislature delegated the responsibility of investigating and prosecuting all other crimes to the individual county attorneys. https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/Protection/Default.asp

What kinda crappy laws you have in Minnesota where the AG has no power.

The fact that that hasn't happened yet is most likely because the feds are involved and they have priority over anything the state wants to do.

And knowing the local Media,one has to be cautious with statements and stories. Tom Kelly as well as Mr. Grey are great at creating a Media Circus. Unless Freeman issues a arrest warrant tonight or tomorrow,the fix will be in and it will get ugly real fast.

But he's a pretty competent guy. I don't know where you got the idea that he isn't.

Sanders supporters? And I have yet to hear him endorsing Biden.

... and keep a working relationship there.

When these incidents happened the prosecution SHOULD NOT be kept local.