What will we see next; ambushes of the U.S. military and Border Patrol on the southern border?
Maybe not, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to see videos of ICE vehicles with their tires slashed or being set on fire. Frankly, I would have expected something like that to have happened when they withdraw to their commandeered hotel rooms and park their vehicles overnight already. -"BB"-
Yes, I suppose I could agree with you ... but then we'd both be wrong, wouldn't we?
When demonizing the victim isn't working for you, go after her widow. At least some federal prosecutors are demonstrating some integrity. Thin edge of the wedge?
Three Minnesota federal prosecutors resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of a woman killed by an ICE agent and its reluctance to investigate the shooter, according to people with knowledge of their decision.
Joseph H. Thompson, who was second in command at the U.S. attorney’s office and oversaw a sprawling fraud investigation that has roiled Minnesota’s political landscape, was among those who quit Tuesday, according to three people with knowledge of the decision.
Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior Justice Department officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent last Wednesday.
Mr. Thompson, 47, a career prosecutor, objected to that approach as well as to the Justice Department’s refusal to include state officials in investigating whether the shooting itself was lawful, the people familiar with his decision said.
Two other senior career prosecutors, Harry Jacobs and Melinda Williams, also resigned on Tuesday. Mr. Jacobs had been Mr. Thompson’s deputy overseeing the fraud investigation, which began in 2022. Mr. Thompson, Mr. Jacobs and Ms. Williams declined to discuss the reasons they resigned.
The fraud cases — which involve schemes to defraud safety net programs managed by state agencies — were the chief reason the Trump administration launched an immigration crackdown in the state. The vast majority of defendants charged in the cases are of Somali origin.
Tuesday’s resignations followed tumultuous days at the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota as prosecutors struggled to manage the outrage over Ms. Good’s killing, which set off angry protests in Minnesota and across the nation.
While I admire their fortitude in standing up and doing the right thing, I question the logic behind resigning. So long as they remain in place, they can provide some sort of check, however small or ultimately ineffective as it may be, against outrageous acts like this. But if they step aside, this will just provide openings, vacancies that will be quickly filled by some previously unknown individual whose only qualification is that he or she WILL do whatever Trump and his regime demand, no questions asked. -"BB"-
Yes, I suppose I could agree with you ... but then we'd both be wrong, wouldn't we?
When demonizing the victim isn't working for you, go after her widow. At least some federal prosecutors are demonstrating some integrity. Thin edge of the wedge?
Three Minnesota federal prosecutors resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of a woman killed by an ICE agent and its reluctance to investigate the shooter, according to people with knowledge of their decision.
Joseph H. Thompson, who was second in command at the U.S. attorney’s office and oversaw a sprawling fraud investigation that has roiled Minnesota’s political landscape, was among those who quit Tuesday, according to three people with knowledge of the decision.
Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior Justice Department officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent last Wednesday.
Mr. Thompson, 47, a career prosecutor, objected to that approach as well as to the Justice Department’s refusal to include state officials in investigating whether the shooting itself was lawful, the people familiar with his decision said.
Two other senior career prosecutors, Harry Jacobs and Melinda Williams, also resigned on Tuesday. Mr. Jacobs had been Mr. Thompson’s deputy overseeing the fraud investigation, which began in 2022. Mr. Thompson, Mr. Jacobs and Ms. Williams declined to discuss the reasons they resigned.
The fraud cases — which involve schemes to defraud safety net programs managed by state agencies — were the chief reason the Trump administration launched an immigration crackdown in the state. The vast majority of defendants charged in the cases are of Somali origin.
Tuesday’s resignations followed tumultuous days at the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota as prosecutors struggled to manage the outrage over Ms. Good’s killing, which set off angry protests in Minnesota and across the nation.
While I admire their fortitude in standing up and doing the right thing, I question the logic behind resigning. So long as they remain in place, they can provide some sort of check, however small or ultimately ineffective as it may be, against outrageous acts like this. But if they step aside, this will just provide openings, vacancies that will be quickly filled by some previously unknown individual whose only qualification is that he or she WILL do whatever Trump and his regime demand, no questions asked. -"BB"-
Perhaps, but doing a crappy job on an assigned task is not the answer either--they will be fired and could put their licenses at stake. Making a public act like this is pretty the only thing that can be done; kind of like when Rcihardson and Ruckleshaus resigned rather than fire Cox (the Saturday night Massacre)--it made a fairly eloquent statement about the legality of Nixon's acts. Maybe these resignations can spark the same outrage. At least i still hope.
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