Minnesota Republicans Move to Impeach Walz, AG Ellison

Early last month, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) accused Walz of “enabling fraud” and retaliating against whistleblowers ahead of a high-stakes congressional hearing that examined alleged abuse of federal welfare programs in the state.

Comer argued that Walz and Ellison were aware of significant fraud risks in state-administered federal programs years before acknowledging the scope of the problem publicly.

“While Governor Walz hesitated, taxpayers lost billions. Attorney General Ellison has likewise claimed his office was aggressively