Gov. Walz Responds to Prosecutor Resignations

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) – Governor Tim Walz is calling the resignation of six prosecutors from Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office a “huge loss,” including former acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson.

Walz says Thompson spent more than a decade pursuing justice for Minnesotans and calls the departures “the latest sign President Trump is pushing nonpartisan career professionals out of the Department of Justice.”

Thompson worked closely with state regulators and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on fraud cases involving public programs and led federal prosecutions in high-profile violent crimes, including charges tied to the murders of Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and the attempted murders of Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.

Walz says Minnesota will continue efforts to detect fraud and ensure accountability, regardless of who leads the office.