In the days after Ms. Good’s killing, federal prosecutors and agents in Minneapolis were inclined to proceed as they had under the Biden administration. An aide to Mr. Blanche, Colin McDonald, has emerged as a central player in the department’s counterattack against Minnesota officials and protesters. (On Wednesday, Mr. Trump tapped him to run a White House-controlled investigation into Minnesota day care facilities.) “You can’t have guns,” Mr. Trump told reporters on Tuesday as he walked to Marine One whirring on the South Lawn. Playbook in Minnesota: Investigate Foes, Protect Allies appeared first on New York Times.