"And I fully expect the whistleblowers to confirm it further that Tim Walz knew about the fraud, and not only did not do anything about it, he retaliated against anyone who reported it," said House Majority Whip Tom Emmer.
(Just The News) — House Majority Whip Tom Emmer told Just the News on Tuesday that Minnesota state employees are providing evidence that could lead to the federal prosecution of Gov. Tim Walz, offering sworn whistleblower testimony confirming the Democratic governor failed to act after they warned about massive taxpayer fraud involving the state’s Somali immigrant population.
“That my friend should be enough for criminal charges. The man should be in cuffs,” Emmer said during a wide-ranging interview on the John Solomon Reports podcast.
While Walz has vehemently denied wrongdoing and insisted he did not turn a blind eye to a fraud scheme that federal prosecutors predict could reach $9 billion, three GOP Minnesota state legislators told Congress last week that there were whistleblowers in state government willing to come forward to chronicle their efforts to alert the Walz administration to fraud and the subsequent retaliation they endured.
Emmer confirmed Tuesday those whistleblowers are now cooperating with investigators and taking an important step to give testimony under oath about their efforts to alert Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison.
“There are whistleblowers out there. Expect one or more of them to start going under oath or offering...
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