‘Retiring’ Gov. Tim Walz, whom Kamala Harris thought would make a great vice president for some reason (and whom Democrats thought would make a good president for some reason) is suddenly in a lot more trouble: The Department of Justice has some unanswered questions and has just opened a criminal investigation against him.
The investigation will look into whether Walz was involved in or legally responsible for the ongoing $9 billion fraud scandal that predominantly impacts Somali immigrants in Minnesota during his time in office.
“It’s a top priority for President Trump, and he believes that Governor Walz is criminally liable, and I think that the Department of Justice is going to find out,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in an interview:
On Monday, Walz announced that he would not run for reelection, citing growing scrutiny over his mishandling of the fraud scandal. In a statement on social media, Walz whined that the criticism was coming from “an organized group of political actors seeking to take advantage of a crisis” and that “Donald Trump and his allies — in Washington, in St. Paul, and online — want to make our state a colder and meaner place.”
So far, the DOJ has indicted 98 people associated with the massive and unfolding fraud scandal in Walz’s state, the vast majority of whom are of Somali descent.