Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen living in an open carry state, was shot 10 times and killed by a Border Patrol agent or agents Jan. 24 after being disarmed.

Kristi Noem, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, offered a chilling defense of the agents’ actions, claiming they were acting in accordance with their training.

A federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan has found it necessary to issue an order forbidding the federal government from altering or destroying evidence related to Pretti’s death.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has offered to withdraw federal agents from Minnesota in exchange for access to the state’s voter registration records, a stark disclosure of the purpose of the federal, paramilitary presence in that state.

Taken together, these facts should cause Congress to consider adopting serious reforms when exercising its oversight responsibility.