Six Prosecutors Quit Over DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good’s Widow
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned due to the Justice Department's push to investigate the widow of Renee Nicole Good, who was killed by an ICE agent, and the reluctance to investigate the shooter.
- Joseph H. Thompson, the second in command at the U.S. attorney’s office and a key figure in a major fraud investigation, was among those who resigned.
- Thompson opposed the Justice Department's focus on investigating the widow and its refusal to involve state officials in assessing the legality of the shooting.
- The resignations highlight internal conflicts within the Justice Department regarding the handling of the case involving the ICE agent's actions.
