ST.PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison pushed back against Vice President JD Vance’s announcement that he and Governor Tim Walz were was aware of fraud involving federal funds and failed to stop it. Ellison was blunt: “The allegations are unfounded.” Ellison said Vance drew on a flawed report from a Trump-controlled Congressional committee. He accused Trump, with Vance as his surrogate, of misusing the machinery of government to target its perceived opponents while extending leniency to those aligned with its interests. Ellison noted that his office has investigated and prosecuted allegations of fraud involving public programs.
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Ellison: “It is deeply troubling to see official powers and public resources diverted away from serving the people and instead aimed at pursuing political adversaries. That is not what government is for, and it diminishes public trust in our institutions.”