Justice department 'not investigating' Renee Good killing in contrast to 2020 inquiry on George Floyd death
Source: The Guardian
Sun 18 Jan 2026 18.08 EST
Last modified on Sun 18 Jan 2026 18.09 EST
Six years after the US justice department launched an immediate criminal investigation of the video-recorded killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, deputy attorney general Todd Blanche confirmed on Sunday that the department is not investigating the fatal 7 January shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in the same city.
The killing of Good, less than a mile from where Floyd was murdered in May 2020, was recorded on at least five phones, including one held by the ICE agent who shot her, Jonathan Ross. Blanche, a former personal lawyer for Donald Trump before he won his second presidency, dismissed the need for any criminal investigation of Ross during an interview with Fox News. He suggested that the officer was cleared by the publicly available video evidence.
Is the FBI conducting an investigation into that agent, into the shooting? Blanche was asked, in response to criticism from Minnesotas governor, Tim Walz. Look, what happened that day has been reviewed by millions and millions of Americans because it was recorded on phones, Blanche said. The department of justice, our civil rights unit, we dont just go out and investigate every time an officer is forced to defend himself against somebody putting his life in danger. We never do.
The department of justice doesnt just stand up and investigate because some congressman thinks we should, because some governor thinks that we should, Blanche said. We investigate when its appropriate to investigate and that is not the case here.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/18/justice-department-ice-renee-good-george-floyd-minneapolis
THAT is called OVERSIGHT dumbass. THAT is one of the jobs that Congress DOES and since they have the power of the purse, they can send the whole operation packing.
Meanwhile Ice Barbie claimed that he WAS supposedly undergoing "review" - Noem confirms ICE officer is under internal review after fatal shooting of Renee Good
He needs to be disbarred and she needs to be impeached, convicted, and removed.
riversedge
(79,663 posts)I was just going to post this. Blanche was on Fox news Sunday also.
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-18T16:24:27.784Z
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
Lovie777
(21,925 posts)they no longer represent majority of the citizens of the USA.