DOJ Resignations and Investigations Over Activists, Greenland Summit at White House： AM Update 1⧸15
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Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota quit on Tuesday amid internal pressure from the Justice Department to pursue an investigation into the death of an ICE agent involved in a confrontation with an immigrant activist last week in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, a Verizon outage affects thousands of customers, leading to questions about whether it was more than just a technical failure. All that and more coming up in just a moment on Your AM Update.
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I'm Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party and the Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up Show on SiriusXM channel 111.
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It's Thursday, January 15th, 2026, and this is your AM update.
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People are going to be held accountable because you can't organize groups to go out and impede law enforcement.
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Minnesota prosecutors resign over an investigation relating to the Renee Goods shooting
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as the Trump administration vows to crack down on organized agitators.
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We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement.
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Officials from Greenland and Denmark meet with top cabinet officials to discuss
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President Trump's pursuit to acquire the Arctic island, leaving with little accomplished.
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The Trump administration overseeing a shift in the nation's immigration, not seen in half a century.
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Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota quitting on Tuesday amid internal pressure from the Justice
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Department to pursue an investigation into Renee Good's partner, Becca.
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An ICE agent fatally shooting Good last week amid a confrontation in which she struck the agent
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with her vehicle. Video of the shooting showing Becca shouting to Renee, quote,
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drive baby drive, as agents attempt to open the driver's side door.
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Among the departing prosecutors, number two in the DOJ's District of Minnesota,
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First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson, the leading prosecutor overseeing investigations
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into the rampant fraud within the state, those investigations leading to the federal surge
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in Minneapolis that sparked the encounter. As AM Update reported earlier this week,
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Renee Good was an agitator belonging to a group called Minnesota Ice Watch,
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which encourages activists to insert themselves into law enforcement operations.
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President Trump earlier this week saying he wants to find out who is funding these groups.
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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons Tuesday on Fox, confirming multiple agencies are investigating
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It's a constitutional right, go out there and protest. But when you have organized criminal gangs,
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which these are, that are organizing these groups to, again, impede or obstruct law enforcement
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operations, lawful law enforcement nations, you know, enacting laws that Congress has written,
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that's a criminal act. And I will tell you that Homeland Security investigations, my folks,
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the FBI, we're investigating these and people can be held accountable because you can't organize
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groups to go out and impede law enforcement. You know, it's a criminal act and we have to act
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AUSA Thompson reportedly also resigning due to the DOJ's refusal to cooperate with state officials
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in the investigation into the shooting. White House officials previously saying state investigators
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have no jurisdiction in the matter. Additionally, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stating,
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quote, there is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation to determine whether
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the agent unlawfully violated Good's civil rights during the encounter. The father of Good's
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It's a hard situation all the way around. It's, it's, it's hard for the, you know, for everybody
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involved. I mean, the ICE agent, you know, at first, I didn't see the footage where, you know,
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he was actually, you know, he was actually being ran. I mean, I seen the bump of the car hitting,
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you know, hitting his legs. And so in, in a, you know, in a flash like that, it's, it's hard to say
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how you would react. You know, Becca, you know, it's, it's, she's a great person as well. I mean,
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you know, I don't have any many enemies. I love everybody. And, and that's what the Bible tells
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us, love our neighbors as we love ourselves. But, you know, uh, I think there's some bad choices.
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I don't blame us. I don't blame Rebecca. I don't blame Renee. I just, you know, I just wish
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that, you know, if, if we're walking in the spirit of God, I don't think she would have been there.
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President Trump, Tuesday on CBS, echoing the sentiment and expanding.
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I would bet you that she, under normal circumstances, was a very solid, wonderful
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person. But, you know, her actions were pretty tough. I mean, I've seen it many ways and many
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different shapes and forms. But the bottom line is, look, we have hundreds of thousands of murderers
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in our countries, killers, ISIS trying to get them out. They were let in through an open border policy
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of sleepy Joe Biden. ISIS working very hard to get them out. Their job is being made very,
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very difficult. And, you know, when you look at that tape, it can be viewed two ways, I guess.
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But when you look at the way that was, that car was pulled away, uh, there are a couple of versions
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of that tape that are very, very bad. Meanwhile, the agent struck by the vehicle suffering internal
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bleeding to the torso, according to CBS. He has not yet returned to work. The agent's identity revealed
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in other reporting. Orders are Tom Homan saying over the weekend, the agent is experiencing death
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threats. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting with officials from
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Greenland and Denmark yesterday to discuss the island territory's future. President Trump repeatedly
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stating in recent weeks his desire to acquire Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark, refusing
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to rule out the use of force to get it. That prospect alarming fellow NATO allies who have indicated
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a willingness to step up defense cooperation in the Arctic territory as a compromise. The president
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remaining adamant yesterday in a truth social post ahead of the meeting that the U.S. must control
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Greenland. Quote, NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. If we don't, Russia or China will,
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and that is not going to happen. NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the
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hands of the United States. Anything less than that is unacceptable. Denmark's foreign minister, Lars
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Loke Rasmussen, and Greenland's minister of foreign affairs, Vivian Motsfeld, arriving at the Eisenhower
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executive office building yesterday morning, departing less than 90 minutes later. Mr. Rasmussen striking a
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diplomatic tone while making it clear there is not yet a resolution.
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We had what I will describe as a frank but also constructive discussion. The discussions focused on
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how to ensure the long-term security in Greenland. And here our perspectives continue to differ,
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I must say. The president has made his view clear and we have a different position. We, the Kingdom of
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Denmark, continue to believe that also the long-term security of Greenland can be ensured inside the
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current framework. We, therefore, still have a fundamental disagreement, but we also agree to
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disagree. And therefore, we will, however, continue to talk. The official going on to say they have
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decided to form a, quote, high-level working group with the White House to explore some common way forward,
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then again stressing strong opposition to giving over Greenland. It's clear that the president has this
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wish of conquering over Greenland. We made it very, very clear that this is not in the interest of
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the Kingdom. There's a government in Greenland with support from three-quarters of the Greenlandic
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population. The premier made it very, very clear yesterday that Greenland, for the time being and
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for a foreseeable future, will remain within the Kingdom of Denmark. Mr. Rasmussen also saying there is
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no immediate threat to Greenland posed by China or Russia, arguing the risk would only decline
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further as NATO allies increase their presence in the region. The first meeting of the working group
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could come within weeks, a timeline that hinges on President Trump's patience. Coming up, the Trump
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administration achieving something that has not occurred in 50 years, and a massive Verizon outage
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leaving thousands of customers without service, and questions about what caused it.
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Our sponsor, the Electronic Payments Coalition, says Washington politicians are always getting in your wallet,
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and that now they're messing with your credit card. They say your credit card and the security it offers
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are under attack, and that Senators Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall want to change the nation's payment system
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in a way that would benefit corporate megastores like Walmart and Target at the expense of everyday
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Americans. Credit cards can keep your payments secure, and they can provide rewards that families
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use to help make everyday purchases more affordable. The Electronic Payments Coalition says the Durbin
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Marshall mandates would let corporate megastores cut corners on credit card processing, routing
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transactions over cheaper, untested networks with weaker security and fewer protections.
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For the first time in 50 years, the U.S. lost more immigrants than it gained in 2025 by anywhere from
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about 10,000 to 300,000 people, according to a report by the Brookings Institution. Brookings finding the
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leading contributor to the slowdown, a reduction in new arrivals via the southern border, and humanitarian
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parole and refugee programs. The think tank warning the shifts could slow overall job growth, while not
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addressing potential positives of decreasing immigration often cited by the Trump administration,
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including reduced housing demand. Immigration rates climbing to unprecedented levels under the
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Biden administration as it effectively rolled out the red carpet for legal and illegal entrants.
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President Trump making immigration a top issue in the 2024 election.
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Upon inauguration last year, the president immediately taking action to effectively close
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the southern border. Mr. Trump in a mid-December national address touting the administration's
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Starting on day one, I took immediate action to stop the invasion of our southern border.
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For the past seven months, zero illegal aliens have been allowed into our country, a feat which
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Brookings predicts 2026 net migration is likely to be, quote, very low or negative as well.
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Final government figures for 2025 immigration levels are not expected until later this year.
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However, it could indicate a much larger number of people leaving the country.
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Brookings estimating between 310,000 to 315,000 total deportations in 2025, and between 210,000
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DHS officials in December reporting much higher numbers in both categories, at 605,000 deportations
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and 1.9 million self-deportations since President Trump took office.
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Against that backdrop, the State Department yesterday announcing a freeze on all visa processing
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for 75 countries in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act, the department aiming to
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reject applicants likely to become a public charge once in the states.
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Countries on the list including Somalia, Russia, Afghanistan, Brazil, Iran, Nigeria, and Yemen.
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The pause set to begin on January 21st and continue indefinitely as state reassesses visa processing
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procedures. Thousands of Verizon customers experiencing service outages yesterday.
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Beginning around 1230, outage reports spiking on DownDetector, a site tracking cellular service
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nationwide. Customers sharing online that their phones went into SOS mode, indicating the device
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has lost connection with its cellular network, meaning calls and texts do not work. DownDetector telling
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the website Mashable, quote, the impact is rated as very high, with users primarily reporting
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mobile phone failure, 59%, and a total loss of signal, 34%. The outage impacting customers
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nationwide, with reports pouring in from major cities and rural areas alike. DownDetector showing
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a spike in outage complaints from other carrier customers as well. Tech website Tom's Guide reporting
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those appear to be tied to interactions with the Verizon network. AT&T and T-Mobile saying their
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networks remain fully operational. Verizon remaining silent on the outage for nearly two hours before
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posting, quote, our engineers are engaged and working to identify and solve the issue quickly. We
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understand how important reliable connectivity is and apologize for the inconvenience. Notably absent in
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this and subsequent statements, any indication of the cause of the outage. Some speculating it could
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be tied to Iran or another hack. While the Trump administration is currently weighing military options
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against Iran amid widespread civil unrest, U.S. officials have not announced any foreign cyber attack
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That'll do it for your AM Update. I'm Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party. Catch the Megyn Kelly
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