6 federal prosecutors in #Minnesota resigned Tuesday over the #DOJ’s push to investigate the #widow of a woman killed by an #ICE agent & the department’s reluctance to investigate the #shooter….
Joseph H. Thompson, who was second in command at the #USattorney’s office & oversaw a sprawling fraud investigation that has roiled Minnesota’s political landscape, was among those who quit Tuesday, acc/to 3 people with knowledge of the decision.
6 federal prosecutors in #Minnesota resigned Tuesday over the #DOJ’s push to investigate the #widow of a woman killed by an #ICE agent & the department’s reluctance to investigate the #shooter….
Joseph H. Thompson, who was second in command at the #USattorney’s office & oversaw a sprawling fraud investigation that has roiled Minnesota’s political landscape, was among those who quit Tuesday, acc/to 3 people with knowledge of the decision.
Thompson’s resignation came after senior #DOJ officials pressed for a #criminal “investigation” into the actions of the #widow of #ReneeNicoleGood, the #Minneapolis woman killed by an #ICE agent Wednesday.
Thompson, 47, a career prosecutor, objected to that approach, as well as to the DOJ’s refusal to include #state officials in investigating whether the #shooting itself was lawful….
#Trump #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #ICE
The other senior career prosecutors who resigned include Harry Jacobs, Melinda Williams & Thomas Calhoun-Lopez. Mr. Jacobs had been Mr. Thompson’s deputy overseeing the fraud investigation, which began in 2022. Mr. Calhoun-Lopez was the chief of the violent & major crimes unit.
Mr. Thompson, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Williams & Mr. Calhoun-Lopez declined to discuss the reasons they resigned. The #DOJ did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
…After #ReneeNicoleGood was shot, the #DOJ decided to forgo a #CivilRights investigation that would establish whether the #ICE officer’s use of #DeadlyForce was justified. That decision led several career prosecutors at the department’s civil rights division in Washington to resign in protest, MS Now reported Monday.
#Trump #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Minneapolis #Minnesota #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #MafiaState #Sturmabteilung
https://www.ms.now/news/doj-civil-rights-division-officials-quit-harmeet-dhillon
