Reports: Top Minnesota fraud prosecutor resigns over DOJ handling of ICE shooting

• The Times said Thompson objected to the department pressing for an investigation into Good's widow — who was near the vehicle Good was driving at the time of the shooting — as well as its decision to push state officials out of the investigation.

Veteran assistant U.S. Attorneys Melinda Williams, Harry Jacobs, and Thomas Calhoun-Lopez also resigned, per MPR.

What they're saying: The U.S. Attorney's Office did not respond to a request for comment.

• The Minnesota Star Tribune obtained an email from Thompson saying "It has been an honor and a privilege to represent the United States and this office," but he didn't give a reason for the resignation.

Catch up quick: Thompson has successfully prosecuted dozens of defendants in the $250 million Feeding our Future scandal and has charged others with defrauding several more Medicaid programs.

• Thompson said in December that fraud in Minnesota could surpass $9 billion. That irked Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, who called that estimate speculation and sensationalized.
• Thompson was appointed interim U.S. attorney by President Trump last June. He stepped back into an assistant role following the confirmation of Dan Rosen last October.