The New York Times is reporting three Minnesota federal prosecutors, including former Interim U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Joseph Thompson, have resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of Renee Good, woman killed by an ICE agent. And also the reluctance of the agency to investigate the ICE agent who shot her.
The NY Times reports that is according to people with knowledge of their decision. The Minnesota Star Tribune reported earlier on Tuesday Thompson had resigned but without explanation.
Thompson was second in command at the U.S. attorney’s office. He was in the interim role of the massive fraud investigation in Minnesota, bringing dozens of charges against those involved.
He is among those who quit Tuesday according to reporting in the NY Times.
Thompson said in an email obtained by the Star Tribune that it has been "an honor and a privilege to represent the United States and this office."
Twin Cities law professor David Shultz said the resignatoins show that the Justice Department is now following the rule of law.
"What it tells me, among other things, is that the attorneys are very concerned about the fact that this is becoming very politicized, and they're also concerned about their, again, their own their own license to practice law," Schultz explained to WCCO Radio.