Trump administration's lie unravels after video contradicts immigration agent's shooting claim

When the truth comes out, even the most entrenched deceptions can't survive.

Video footage challenges government's account of a fatal shooting

The Trump administration's penchant for lying about even the most mundane details has now been exposed in a high-stakes case involving a fatal shooting by an immigration agent.

Newly obtained video footage contradicts the federal government's initial claims that a Venezuelan immigrant, Julio C. Sosa-Celis, and his housemate, Alfredo A. Aljorna, had brutally attacked the agent with a shovel and broom before he opened fire.

The 12-second video shows a much shorter confrontation, with the two men struggling with the agent, but no sustained attack with a weapon.

The scandal has sparked outrage, with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calling the government's initial lies