Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida said she referred the Democratic governor and attorney general in Minnesota to the Department of Justice for criminal charges.

Luna said the action was the result of testimony provided before the Oversight Committee that was evidence of Democratic officials being complicit in fraud schemes in the Somali community.

'May justice be swift. The American people are tired of being taken advantage of.'

"Based on testimony today, I have enough evidence to believe both [Gov. Tim Walz] and [Attorney General Keith Ellison] were knowingly complicit in a Somali fraud scheme in Minnesota," she wrote on social media Wednesday.

"Therefore I have referred them BOTH to the DOJ for criminal charges," she added. "May justice be swift. The American people are tired of being taken advantage of."

Luna posted a video from questioning from the hearing where she asserted that Walz had known about the large-scale fraud as early as 2017 and 2018 but did little to address the scams.

She went on to say that they should be investigated for possibly violating laws against criminalized conspiracies to defraud the United States.

"Attorney General Ellison agreed on tape to fight Minnesota's own department of human and health services in exchange for Somali political and financial support," Luna said.

Minnesota state Rep. Kristin Robbins (R) testified that Walz had allowed the fraud to grow under his watch.

"Tim Walz and his administration have willfully turned a blind eye to crime, in the face of countless whistleblower and auditor reports, as well as stories by local investigative journalists and Bill Glahn, a fellow at Center of the American Experiment," Robbins said. "These are actual crimes that must be punished. They are crimes against our moral values that erode trust in government. Governor Walz has known about fraud for years and failed to act."

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Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) had previously called on Walz and Ellison to provide "documents, communications, and records" to the committee related to the fraud. They are also called to testify before the committee in February.

Walz has announced that he would not seek a third term in a re-election campaign after his current term ends. Many suspect the growing scrutiny over the fraud allegations forced him to make the decision.

"Minnesota’s Corrupt Governor will possibly leave office before his Term is up but, in any event, will not be running again because he was caught, REDHANDED, along with Ilhan Omar, and others of his Somali friends, stealing Tens of Billions of Taxpayer Dollars," President Donald Trump responded on social media.

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Democratic Rep. Emily Randall called for focus on crimes by "Americans" and "White men" during a House hearing addressing Minnesota's fraud crisis.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D), who lost the 2024 election to President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, has threatened to activate the Minnesota National Guard against federal law enforcement.

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Banjo player Béla Fleck has announced the cancellation of his shows at the Trump-John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts citing the "charged and political" atmosphere since President Donald Trump took over the center.

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Spencer Pratt, most known for his starring turn on the hit reality TV show "The Hills," announced his run for Mayor of Los Angeles one year after the Palisades Fire destroyed his home along with many others.

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Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accused the federal government of being at war with his state after the fatal shooting during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation.

Tensions with the Trump administration escalated sharply Wednesday when an ICE agent shot a woman who appeared to be interrupting their operation with her vehicle. Video shows her swerving into an agent, who fired at her and killed her.

'Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight. We will not take the bait.'

Walz blamed the Trump administration for the shooting by claiming the increased immigration enforcement actions were unnecessary.

"I said this yesterday, we've never been at war with our federal government," the governor said during a media briefing.

He went on to suggest that he would order the Minnesota National Guard to oppose the federal government.

"We do not need any further help from the federal government. To Donald Trump and Kristi Noem: You’ve done enough. There's nothing more important than Minnesotans' safety," he said.

"I've issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard. We have soldiers in training and prepared to be deployed if necessary. I remind you, a warning order is a heads-up for folks," he added.

"These National Guard troops are our National Guard troops," he emphasized. "They're teachers in your community, they're business owners, they're construction professionals. They are Minnesotans. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight. We will not take the bait."

Homeland Security Assistant Sec. Tricia McLaughlin had previously blamed Democratic rhetoric for the shooting.

"This is the direct consequence of constant attacks and demonization of our officers by sanctuary politicians who fuel and encourage rampant assaults on our law enforcement," she said. "These men and women who are simply enforcing the law on the books are facing 1,300% increase in assaults against them and an 8,000% increase in death threats."

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Other Democrats are using the shooting to call for the federal government to pull officers out of Minnesota.

"I have a message for ICE. To ICE, get the f**k out of Minneapolis!" Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) said during an earlier media briefing.

"We do not want you here. Your stated reason for being in this city is to create some kind of safety, and you are doing exactly the opposite," he added. "People are being hurt. Families are being ripped apart. Long-term Minneapolis residents that have contributed so greatly to our city, to our culture, to our economy are being terrorized, and now somebody is dead."

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that Jews are safer in Budapest than anywhere else in Europe, pointing to strict immigration controls and zero tolerance for antisemitism as the foundation of what a modern European capital “ought to be.”

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