Vance refers Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota attorney general to DOJ for fraud investigation

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

June 8, 2026, 11:01 PM EDT


Vice President JD Vance announced Monday that he is referring Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison — both Democrats — to the Justice Department for a criminal fraud investigation involving social services programs.

“Minnesota state officials are not above the law, and if they facilitated fraud, lied under oath about what they knew, or harassed and intimated whistleblowers, they must face justice,” Vance wrote on X, adding that his referral was prompted by a letter and a report from the Republican-led House Oversight Committee.

The committee’s report, published Monday, alleged that Minnesota state officials, including Walz and Ellison, were “aware of widespread taxpayer fraud in federally funded social programs for years” and did not take steps to stop it.

Walz’s and Ellison’s offices did not immediately respond to requests for comment Monday night on the criminal referral, but their spokespeople were dismissive of the GOP report in statements to other news outlets.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/vance-refers-gov-tim-walz-minnesota-attorney-general-doj-fraud-investi-rcna349125

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More Waste. Fraud. Abuse. of taxpayer money by the GOP.

[Lovie777]

1. Bullshit................

again.

[agingdem]

2. And a federal judge will dismiss this bogus filing

as another Trump meritless revenge lawsuit…

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Shut up and go away Vance. Everyone knows your boss is the #1 fraudster and liar.

[Ocelot II]

4. The fraud cases were prosecuted and a number of people went to prison.

The ringleader of the whole scheme, Aimee Bock (a home-grown white woman), was sentenced to 41 years. Most of the subordinate participants in the fraud were Somali, so of course the whole Somali community (of which the fraudsters were a tiny percentage) is being singled out and persecuted by Trump's goons and were targeted by ICE. This is yet another attempt to blame Democrats during an election year, and state GOPers will be all over it. Ellison is probably in the crosshairs because he successfully prosecuted George Floyd's murderer Derek Chauvin, whom the GOP apparently would like to pardon, and probably would if there is a GOP governor.

[sboatcar]

10. Gee, I wonder what it is about the somali community that makes the Trump admin single them out....

[City Lights]

5. He is such a scummy human.

Gawd, all these phony Christians make me want to vomit. They thump the Bible by night and crap on people by day.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

12. I'd say they do both simultaneously.

The only “multitasking” they are capable of doing.

[City Lights]

14. That is a good point! nt

[Americanme]

6. Well damn, I sure am glad Vance & trump are against weaponization of government.

Just imagine the things they could do if they weren't.

[turbinetree]

7. Did this POS look at the orange hair POS and ask himself should I refer him for crimes............

for you know like stealing classified documents..........and then to top it all off his POS orange boss opening creates crimes of fraud ....you really are a sick fuck Vance...............you really have no shame.........your gang killed two Minnesotans.............asshole............and your wanna be acting AG has now been accused of witness tampering...............

November cannot get here fast enough..............

[LA Blue Bengal]

8. Last time I checked,

the vice president has ZERO law enforcement power. Who does this asshole think he is?

[Multichromatic]

9. Well J.D., since you are so very concerned with government fraud and abuse...

you will DEFINITELY be investigating ALL the Republican fraud and abuse of the legal system, right? O, no... you won't!!??! Then, STFU!!!!

[2MuchNoise]

11. Assholes are still pissed Tim called them weird.

[in2herbs]

13. He's doing this to get in the good graces of MAGA for when he becomes Pres. nt

[Harker]

15. His becoming president is the biggest of the few negative side effects of Trumpsky dying in office...