It’s hell being in the DoJ in Minnesota. Prosecute stupid things. New cases are pouring in. Everyone is run ragged. It just keeps building and accelerating because of ICE and CBP moronic thugs. They’re busy having fun abusing people and ‘detaining’ them. They have the power of ‘god,’ and no one can fight back or stop them. Wouldn’t you resign and run? From CBS via, and thank you, Raw Story:
The four lead prosecutors who led the $250 million Minnesota fraud case have all quit amid mass resignations, according to reports on Wednesday. The departures of Joe Thompson, Harry Jacobs, Daniel Bobier, and Matthew Ebert from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota mark a number of “already-diminished ” offices, including a wave of dozens who have already resigned from their roles, CBS reported. They have reportedly passed the case to “relative newcomers to the office.”
Newcomers. Talk about being thrown in at the deep end! We’ve had one federal prosecutor come right out in public and tell us what it’s like. How many more are feeling that way? And how many have already said enough? Dozens. That says something the higher-ups at the DoJ should sit up and take notice. And again, will they? We likely already know the answer to that, and it’s only 2 letters. No.
Now, as few as 17 assistant U.S. attorneys have held on, which is a major drop from the 70 working during the Biden administration, an inside source told CBS. A number of components have contributed to their departures — from the heavy caseload, the Trump administration’s influences on the office, concerns over legal actions surrounding ICE’s Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities, and the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, among other growing concerns.
Good lawd. 17. That’s one helluva lot of resignations. It goes beyond the reason we already knew. ‘This job sucks.’ Ouch. That’s a lot of pressure. Four major reasons causing people to think and say “oh HELL NO I’m *outta* here!” At some point, even the money doesn’t make it worth it. At some point, the effects on your health aren’t worth it. How many of them are leaving the law entirely?
“The mass exodus we’re seeing in Minnesota is alarming,” Stacey Young, founder of the organization Justice Connection, told CBS. “We should all pay attention to why some of the state’s top federal prosecutors chose to leave — it had nothing to do with political disagreement; rather, this administration asked them to violate their legal and ethical responsibilities, and they believed the exit was their only option,” Young said. “The loss of institutional knowledge and expertise will destabilize the U.S. Attorney’s office, leaving Minnesotans’ safety and rights less protected.”
The ‘leader’ of the DoJ will just shrug and say something to the effect of “There are always more. This isn’t our problem. It’s theirs”. Except it *is* their problem. Just like at the FBI, the DoJ is hemorrhaging talent and experience left and right, and they won’t get that back. The people who have resigned won’t come back. Why should they return to more of the same nonsense that caused them to leave? We should wish them well. They have morals.
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“At some point, even the money doesn’t make it worth it. At some point, the effects on your health aren’t worth it. How many of them are leaving the law entirely?”
For what it’s worth, I really doubt the money ever factored into these people’s decisions to work for the government since the top salary (barring cost-of-living situations) is less than $200K per year. Granted, it IS a guaranteed salary but the starting salary is around the $65K mark which can be lower than what can be earned by lawyers just out of law school and hired by a top law firm.
Huh. That’s interesting! I figured they were all in the mid-triple digits working for the government. Talk about eye-opening!