Last weekend, predictably, federal agents again shot and killed someone. The Trump administration may be starting to show small signs of regret after its lies about Alex Pretti’s killing proved too much for Americans. Yet federal agents treat it with the dogma of settled fact. The [paramilitary gear] gets them to react differently and think differently than they normally would.”The role of military-style uniforms in helping the Trump administration create a theater of war where none exists cannot be overstated. In the absence of peril, federal agents turn to costume to legitimize their presence.