Trump DOJ ditches case against special ed aide after 'deeply disturbing' public shaming
The Department of Justice has dropped a case against a special education aide whom it publicly shamed, per a court filing.
According to a court filing published by Politico legal reporter Josh Gerstein on Tuesday, the Department of Justice asked a federal judge to dismiss its case against Christina Rank, a special education aide from Minnesota.
Gerstein noted in a post on X that former Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly named Rank in a January X post. Rank's name showed up first in a list of 16 people who were arrested amid protests in Minneapolis in response to killings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement....
Jul 22, 2026

