Minnesota’s Gov. Tim Walz and AG Ketih Ellison Grilled by Congress

By
Richard C. Young
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[MINNEAPOLIS, MN] — May 24, 2021: Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan meet with community members in North Minneapolis.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was grilled by the House Oversight Committee on what he knew about the fraud being committed in the Somali community in his state. The Committee released a statement saying that Walz and Ellison were aware of the massive fraud happening in their state and did nothing.

WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing on “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II.” In his opening statement, Chairman Comer emphasized that Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison presided over one of the most extensive breakdowns of oversight this Committee has ever examined. He noted how billions of taxpayer dollars were stolen from social services programs while warnings piled up, state employees were silenced, and the Walz administration chose delay and denial over action. He highlighted that the Committee has now spoken with over thirty whistleblowers who raised concerns to state leaders over extensive money laundering and fraud.

In addition, Chairman Comer submitted for the record an interim staff report titled “The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz and Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota’s Fraud Explosion.” The interim report, based on transcribed interviews with nine Minnesota state employees and documents obtained to date, includes new explosive testimony revealing that senior officials in Minnesota state government — including Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison — were aware for years of widespread fraud, deliberately misled the American people about their knowledge of the fraud, possessed clear authority to safeguard taxpayer dollars, and repeatedly failed to take meaningful action.

Watch some of the testimony below: