Since then, we have learned that despite multiple requests from prosecutors in the Civil Rights Division to investigate this shooting, the case stalled without approval from DOJ officials who had political concerns about high-visibility police misconduct cases.
Bass discusses the stalled investigation into Tamir Rice's shooting due to political concerns.
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