House Republicans Refer Walz and Ellison to DOJ Over Minnesota Fraud Allegations

House Oversight Committee Republicans referred Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to the Department of Justice after testimony detailed over $9 billion in potential fraud across child nutrition, Medicaid, housing, and childcare programs. Key examples included the Feeding Our Future scandal, where $250 million in federal funds went to luxury goods instead of kids, and fake clinics billing millions without services; witnesses claimed Walz knew of issues since 2018 and Ellison met with fraud suspects in 2021. Democrats disputed the claims, with Ellison citing his office's 300+ prosecutions, while Walz announced he won't seek re-election amid ongoing probes and frozen federal funding.

🚨 JUST IN: JD Vance RESPONDS to Gavin Newsom telling him "bring on" the fraud investigations

"Yeah, WE WILL. Appreciate the invitation, Gavin. We accept! California is OBVIOUS, they give welfare to illegal aliens! THEY ADVERTISE IT!"💯

GET READY, GAVIN!pic.twitter.com/nt38eck9wP

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 8, 2026