Trump's US attorney who led Minnesota fraud probe resigns
Source: USA Today
Updated Jan. 13, 2026, 1:32 p.m. ET
Joe Thompson, the acting U.S. Attorney of Minnesota appointed by President Donald Trump who led a probe that uncovered massive fraud in the state, has resigned from the position, according to reports.
Thompson in an email wrote that it had “been an honor and a privilege to represent the United States and this office,” according to the Minnesota Star-Tribune, which obtained the email. Thompson did not give a reason as to why he was resigning in the email, the Star-Tribune reported.
The New York Times reported that Thompson, along with two other federal prosecutors, resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent on Jan. 7.
Jonathan Ross, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, shot Good, 37, at close-range during an immigration operation in a residential area near downtown Minneapolis. Since then, the Trump administration and local state officials have been locked in a fight.
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