6 Minnesota prosecutors resign over DOJ push to investigate ICE shooting victim’s widow: Reports
by Sarah Davis - 01/13/26 1:58 PM ET
The top federal prosecutor on the Minnesota fraud case reportedly resigned Tuesday, according to The New York Times.
Joseph H. Thompson, the lead prosecutor on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation into social services fraud in the state, served as the first assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Minnesota.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) reacted to the news, calling Thompson a “principled public servant” in a post on the social platform X.
“Joe is a principled public servant who spent more than a decade achieving justice for Minnesotans. This is a huge loss for our state,” Walz wrote. “It’s also the latest sign Trump is pushing nonpartisan career professionals out of the justice department, replacing them with his sycophants.”
The Times reported Thompson and five fellow federal prosecutors resigned over the DOJ’s attempts to investigate the widow of Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer last week, and a lack of interest in investigating the officer.
Minnesota’s fraud scandal is at the heart of the Trump administration immigration crackdown in the state, which intensified in the days and weeks before Good’s killing. The shooting has sparked intense waves of protest across the state, bringing tensions to a boiling point.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5686881-6-minnesota-prosecutors-resign-over-doj-push-to-investigate-ice-shooting-victims-widow-reports/
