DOJ Prosecutors Resign Over Shielding ICE in Fatal Shooting
Roughly half a dozen federal prosecutors in Minnesota, including First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson (who, ironically, led fraud investigations), have resigned amidst a Justice Department refusal to allow state-level inquiry into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. Adding insult to systemic injury, the DoJ's own Civil Rights Division,
typically tasked with high-profile officer shooting probes, has also been sidelined at this critical juncture. It seems accountability, much like pesky immigrants, is something certain federal agencies prefer to keep at arm's length. This isn't an isolated incident; it's a feature, not a bug, of federal agencies circling the wagons when challenged. One might almost infer that a system designed to
prosecute fraud in others finds it inconvenient when the microscope swings back to its own agents. The message being sent is crystal clear: some 'justice' operates above the law, especially when it wears a uniform and carries a badge. It begs the question: if federal agents are immune from state scrutiny, precisely whom do they serve?