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Trump DOJ blocks Minnesota ICE shooting probe, sparking resignations in U.S. attorney’s office
politics6 days ago

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

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.

Minnesota prosecutors resign amid Renee Good probe controversy
us-news-politics6 days ago

Minnesota prosecutors resign amid Renee Good probe controversy

Joe Thompson and several other federal prosecutors resigned from Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office amid disagreements with the DOJ over the investigation into Renee Good’s shooting by an ICE agent, with reports of up to six resignations; Thompson led fraud prosecutions including Feeding Our Future, and federal investigators now lead the Renee Good case as Minnesota officials praise his work.