Minnesota Democrats vote to block Walz impeachment fraud investigation
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Conservatives on social media erupted in anger Thursday after Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota banded together to block Republican efforts to further investigate and remove Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison.
A resolution by the Minnesota House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee to launch an impeachment inquiry and allow the committee to hold hearings, issue subpoenas, and further investigate the massive fraud scandal was blocked after all 8 Democrats on the committee voted against it. Fox 9 Minneapolis reported.
Lawmakers deadlocked 8-8 in a straight party-line vote.
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) Rep. Michael Howard said of the move: “This is a fundamentally unserious proposal from a fundamentally unserious party that is not interested in governing.” “Gas prices are rising because of Trump’s illegal war in Iran. Health care, housing and child care costs are skyrocketing. We have hospitals closing, but is that what we’re going to do today? A bill that will go absolutely nowhere, that will be obsolete when it arrives.”
REPORTERS SAY TIM WALZ ‘ENABLED FRAUD,’ WHICHERS FAIL AT BOMBSHELL HEARING IN MINNESOTA
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison testify before Congress. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)
Open social mediaConservatives have criticized Minnesota Democrats for not taking seriously the emerging fraud scandal, which is estimated to have cost taxpayers up to $19 billion in total.
“Despite years of whistleblower reports, dozens of hearings, local news stories and court orders, Democrats CONTINUE to obstruct any investigation into Tim Walz,” said Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Minn., chairwoman of the House Fraud Committee, who is running for governor. Published on X. “They protect each other to protect their political base. @amyklobuchar is just part of the protection blackmail.”
“Minnesotans lost $9 billion in taxpayer dollars to just 14 Medicaid programs under Tim Walz,” Townhall columnist Dustin Grage said Published on X “Today, all Democrats on the Rules Committee voted to block the investigation into this fraud. Absolutely disgusting.”
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“They panicked and they don’t want anyone to know how this was allowed,” said conservative Eric Daugherty. Published on X “REMOVE WALZ FROM HIS OFFICE and initiate criminal proceedings for complicity!”
“You can’t block investigations into fraud unless you benefit from the fraud,” conservative commentator Shawn Farash said Published on X
“When one side doesn’t want accountability or transparency, when one side knows a massive fraud exists but refuses to investigate that fraud, people must stand up and demand that they be held accountable,” said Jay Feely, a former NFL player who is running for Congress as a Republican in Arizona. Published on X
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Monday, January 5, 2026 in St. Minnesota. He announced at a news conference at the State Capitol in St. Paul that he will not seek re-election. (Jerry Holt/Minnesota Star Tribune)
“So every spending and every program at the federal and state level should be on the Blockchain for everyone to see.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Democratic leaders on the committee for comment.
Walz withdrew his reelection bid in January as pressure mounted to tackle systemic fraud, and months later he testified before Congress alongside Ellison in a heated hearing that left conservatives unsatisfied with the answer to the question of what the two elected officials knew about the fraud and what they did to stop it.
Walz’s rebuff of calls to resign has prompted Minnesota Republicans to take various actions to further investigate or impeach him.
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Given the current makeup of the Minnesota Legislature, impeaching or removing Walz or Ellison would be an extremely difficult challenge for Republican lawmakers in Minnesota. An absolute majority vote in the Parliament is required for impeachment. But the House is now evenly divided, making it nearly impossible for Republicans to pass articles of impeachment without a significant departure from the Democratic Party or a major change in control.
Removing an official requires a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate, where the DFL currently holds a narrow one-seat majority.
