What recent events led to the resignation of Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor has resigned, along with other veteran lawyers at the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office. The move comes after the Department of Justice pressured the office to investigate the widow of the woman who was killed by an immigration agent. Minnesota Public Radio's Matt Sepik explains.
Top Justice Department officials have been pushing the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate Becca Good. She is the widow of Renee Macklin Good, the woman killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last week. The investigation allegedly centers around any possible ties to activist groups she may have. That, of course, is protected First Amendment activity.
The Trump administration maintains that the agent was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed Macklin Good, but video evidence contradicts claims that she presented a threat.
Minnesota Public Radio's Matt Sepik. President Trump says he's canceled talks with Iranian officials amid the Islamic Republic's crackdown on anti-government protests. Trump has threatened to intervene with military force and says he's considering what to do next.
There are the messages. They've got to show humanity. They've got a big problem. And I hope they're not going to be killing people. And I'm going to have a report very soon. It would seem to me that they have been badly misbehaving, but that is not confirmed.
Human rights monitors say the death toll during protests now tops 2,000. On social media today, Trump told Iranian citizens, quote, help is on its way. He's not offered any details about what the help would entail. Iran warns the U.S., military, and Israel would be targets if Washington were to use force to protect demonstrators.
The Trump Organization has launched two more real estate projects in Saudi Arabia, adding to its list of investments in the Gulf. NPR's Aya Batraoui reports the president's son, Eric Trump, who runs the family business, was at the launch.
The Trump Organization this week launched a golf course, hotel, and residential community on the outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. It will be built within a sprawling new development owned by Saudi Arabia's Sovereign Wealth Fund, which is run by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sadman. The company also announced a new Trump Plaza in Jeddah, the second to be built in the Saudi coastal city.
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