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DOJ prosecutors resign over handling of ICE investigation

Season 2026 Episode 13 | 6m 25s

Across the Justice Department, there was a wave of resignations from top prosecutors. At least four senior leaders of the division that investigates police killings have resigned in protest over the handling of the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE officer. In Minnesota, six other federal prosecutors have left their posts. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Carol Leonnig.

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