Vice President JD Vance is pressing federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison over allegations they failed to stop widespread social services fraud, amplifying concerns the White House will use a new Justice Department division to target political rivals.
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Vice President JD Vance is pressing federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison over allegations they failed to stop widespread social services fraud, amplifying concerns the White House will use a new Justice Department division to target political rivals.
Vice President JD Vance is pressing federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison over allegations they failed to stop widespread social services fraud. Vice President JD Vance said he has referred new fraud allegations against Minnesota Gov.
Tim Walz, a Democrat, to the Justice Department for a criminal investigation. Vice President JD Vance has decided to refer Democrat Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a criminal fraud investigation after the House Oversight Committee published its findings from an investigation.
PBS NewsHour reported the story as "Vance demands DOJ probe of Minnesota officials as White House presses 'war on fraud'." The Daily Signal reported the story as "Vance Refers New Fraud Allegations Against Walz to DOJ."
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8 sources have covered this story, including PBS NewsHour, The Guardian US, The Daily Signal and Conservative Review and 4 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
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