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Ellison said he was tired of Republicans hounding his office over his efforts to prosecute the case, claiming that it was being blown out of proportion for political means. “We’re serious about convicting people for stealing money that is going or supposed to go to poor people.
It’s a serious issue,”“But we’re not getting serious partnership — what we’re getting is political theater like you just saw with the homeland security director,” he added, referencing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s arrival in Minnesota on Wednesday. Ellison ultimately likened the intense, national scrutiny facing Minnesota to the criticism levied against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Minneapolis driver Renee Nicole Good, fatally shot by ICE agent, had been ‘stalking and impeding’ law enforcement: NoemMinnesota state health workers mismanaged grant money, falsified documents, bombshell audit finds: ‘Very troubling’ “I’ll just remind you of Benghazi. You all would remember listening to Senate and House Republicans go on about how big the Benghazi scandal — it was so terrible, and they grilled at the time Secretary Clinton over this issue,” he said to CNN analyst Laura Coates. “And then when a reporter like yourself said, ‘What came out of that? You spent a lot of money, what came out of it?’ And their answer was, we reduced Hillary Clinton’s popularity in public opinion polls. That was their answer,” he added. “But I’m telling you, this is similar to that.”Minnesota state Reps. Kristin Robbins, Walter Hudson, Marion O’Neill Rarick and former DOJ Special Counsel Brendan Bailou testifying at a House Oversight Committee hearing on alleged fraud in Minnesota on Jan. 7, 2026.was revealed that he had raked in $10,000 in campaign donations from individuals who would go on to be convicted of taking part in the scam that stole $250 million from a federal program meant to feed hungry children during the pandemic. DOJ surging prosecutors to Minnesota to bring fraudsters to justice – Bondi vows ‘severe consequences’ for those convicted Somali ambassador to UN is linked to shady health care company in Medicaid fraud scandal: HHS officialSomali fraudsters got luxury digs, beachside resort, rented Rolls Royce and Lamborghini with stolen funds Ellison was recorded meeting with Salim Said, who was convicted of 21 counts related to the case, along with alleged co-conspirator Ikram Mohamed, while on the campaign trail, according to The Center for the American Experiment conservative group. Gandi Mohamed, Mohamed’s brother and a defendant in the case as well, made a $2,500 donation — the maximum individual contribution allowed — days after Ellison met with the alleged fraudsters. Three more $2,500 donations linked to Feeding Our Future were accepted by Ellison’s campaign on the same day Gandi made his contribution. Brian Evans, a spokesperson for Ellison, previously told The Post that the attorney general “had no way of knowing these people were connected to the FBI’s investigation” when he accepted their campaign contributions.Dramatic footage shows ICE agent in Minneapolis shoot, kill woman as feds say she tried to run down officer with car3K‘Jack Ryan’ Clip From 2019 Goes Viral For Predicting Venezuela Would Be A “Major Threat On The World Stage” Amid 2026 U.S. InvasionMinnesota state Reps. Kristin Robbins, Walter Hudson, Marion O'Neill Rarick and former DOJ Special Counsel Brendan Bailou testifying at a House Oversight Committee hearing on alleged fraud in Minnesota on Jan. 7, 2026.
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