Trump DOJ blocks Minnesota ICE shooting probe, sparking resignations in U.S. attorney’s office

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The Trump administration appears to steer the Minneapolis ICE shooting investigation away from the officer who fired and toward the victim, Renee Good, triggering multiple resignations in Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office as local investigators are blocked from accessing evidence. The DOJ says there is no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation and the Civil Rights Division will not assist, a departure from usual FBI practice that has drawn political scrutiny and disrupted the state-federal investigation dynamic.
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- Trump administration efforts to shift blame for ICE shooting wreak havoc on Minnesota US attorney’s office CNN
- Six Prosecutors Quit Over DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good’s Widow The New York Times
- DOJ sees no basis for civil rights investigation following ICE shooting in Minneapolis, official says The Hill
- Joe Thompson, Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor, quits over ICE shooting probe MPR News
- At least 6 Minnesota federal prosecutors resign amid pressure to treat Renee Good killing as assault on ICE agent CBS News
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