'Not Above the Law': Vance Smacks Walz, Ellison With DOJ Criminal Fraud Referral

RedState 

The epic scale of the social services fraud in Gov. Tim Walz’s Minnesota has been under the microscope for months, and now the vice president of the United States, JD Vance, who was appointed by President Trump to head up the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in March, is formally referring Gov. Jazz Hands and the Gopher State’s leftist attorney general, Keith Ellison, to the Department of Justice for a criminal fraud investigation.

The VP announced the referral on social media on Tuesday:

The move comes following the release of a bombshell House Oversight Committee report on Monday. RedState’s Ben Smith brought you the story:

The report, titled "The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz and Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota's Fraud Explosion," concludes that Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison were aware of credible, systemic fraud in federally funded social programs as early as 2019 and did nothing. Their reasons for inaction weren't legal barriers. They were fear of lawsuits, fear of being called racist, and fear of upsetting the politically active Somali community in Minneapolis, a constituency both men depend on politically. The cost was an estimated $300 million in federal child nutrition funds lost, and potentially $9 billion in Medicaid-related spending lost or placed at serious risk.

Vance gave a hat tip to the committee in his announcement:

“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 response from Walz and Ellison was exactly what you’d expect from this pair of (allegedly) deeply corrupt left-wingers: Who, me?

Teddy Tschann, a spokesperson for Walz, pointed to the governor’s testimony to the Oversight Committee in March and added, “This committee has proven time and time again to be nothing more than a joke.”

In a statement to NBC News, Ellison said the allegations were “unfounded” and a “political stunt.”

“It is deeply troubling to see official powers and public resources diverted away from serving the people and instead aimed at pursuing political adversaries,” Ellison said. “That is not what government is for, and it diminishes public trust in our institutions.”

Oh sure, you can trust this guy:

The DOJ is already investigating Walz for allegedly impeding federal immigration enforcement. They have not responded to Vance’s new referral as of this writing, but if they take it up, we can hope for more than strongly worded letters — hopefully, we’ll see some indictments.

Walz, Ellison, and Co. are long overdue for some accountability for what they let happen in their state.