DOJ Purge. Minnesota Prosecutors Driven Out for Refusing Political Orders

Fourteen federal prosecutors have resigned or been fired from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota since January. Six resigned in January after the Justice Department pressured them to investigate Renee Good’s widow for activist ties instead of the ICE agent who shot Good in the head. Today, the Associated Press reported eight more have left (February 3, 2026). Among them: Joe Thompson, who led the Feeding Our Future fraud investigation Trump cited as justification for deploying ICE to Minnesota. Melinda Williams, who ran the criminal division. These were career prosecutors with decades of experience. They walked away because DOJ officials told them to find dirt on a grieving widow rather than investigate whether deadly force was justified. The Justice Department blocked Minnesota state investigators from accessing evidence and declined to open a civil rights investigation. Four senior leaders of the DOJ division that investigates police killings also resigned in protest. We’re watching the systematic destruction of institutional expertise because career public servants refuse to twist investigations for political purposes. I demand you take immediate action to stop this administration’s attack on anyone who refuses to abandon the rule of law for partisan loyalty. Investigate whether the Justice Department is being weaponized against American citizens. Restore independent oversight of federal law enforcement. Our justice system cannot survive when experienced prosecutors are driven out for doing their jobs with integrity.