Trump DOJ Gives IT ALL AWAY with BLATANT COVER-UP
January 18, 2026
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as posted by the channelBrian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian examine the DOJ's refusal to investigate ICE agent Jonathan Ross's fatal shooting of Renee Good. The head of Trump's Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate whether the agent violated federal law or Good's civil rights. Instead, the DOJ is investigating Good's widow. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche declared "there is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation"—a sharp departure from past administrations that moved quickly to probe officer-involved shootings. Brian emphasizes professional prosecutors should conduct thorough, unbiased investigations, which often take weeks or months. Here, the DOJ announced no investigation before any meaningful review could be completed. Shant notes the despicable nature of investigating a widow whose wife was killed, searching for connections to George Soros or other conspiracy theories. Brian points out this stems from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem immediately labeling Good a "domestic terrorist" within an hour of the shooting, forcing the entire administration to support that narrative. At least six prosecutors from the DOJ Civil Rights Division and six from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota resigned in protest. Among them: First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson, a career prosecutor since 2014 who led major fraud investigations and was overseeing the prosecution of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman's assassin, and Melinda Williams, who oversaw the criminal division. The DOJ also blocked Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from accessing evidence or conducting their own investigation. Brian notes there's no statute of limitations on murder—charges can come after this administration leaves office. Both hosts emphasize this represents a bipartisan wake-up call about losing competent, non-partisan career prosecutors.
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