Emmer, DOJ escalate pressure on Walz after Patel clash over fraud raids: 'More BS'
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., ripped into Gov. Tim Walz in response to "more BS" from the Democratic governor for "claiming credit" for the federal fraud investigation raids in...
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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., ripped into Gov. Tim Walz in response to "more BS" from the Democratic governor for "claiming credit" for the federal fraud investigation raids in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Emmer, whose district includes portions of the northern and western Minneapolis suburbs, calls out Walz, writing, "More BS from our governor. @FBIDirectorKash just confirmed the @FBI, @TheJusticeDept, and @DHSgov drafted AND executed today’s search warrants." "The only thing Gov. Walz should be claiming credit for," he continued, "is allowing $9 billion of taxpayer funds to be stolen under his watch." On Tuesday, the Justice Department Homeland Security conducted joint raids on 22 suspected fraudulent businesses as part of an ongoing investigation into a massive fraud scheme involving childcare, Medicaid and Minnesota’s Somali immigrant community. PATEL TURNS TABLES ON WALZ IN RESPONSE TO VIRAL TWEET ON MINNESOTA FAUD RAIDS: 'COME AGAIN?' After the raids, Walz, who has been highly critical of the Trump administration ’s fraud crackdown, posted on X that "today’s raids by state and federal law enforcement happened because our state agencies caught irregular behavior and reported it." "If you commit fraud in Minnesota you’re going to get caught — and that’s exactly what we saw today. We catch criminals when state and federal agencies share information. Joint investigations work, and securing justice depends on it," he wrote, adding, "That’s how the system is supposed to work, and our agencies will keep at it as long as there are fraudsters around to put behind bars." He also called for a joint investigation into the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, who were killed during confrontations with federal immigration officers. He urged the federal government to investigate the killings further, "instead of cherry picking when we seek justice and when we turn a blind eye." Emmer, who is the highest-ranking Minnesota Republican, was having none of Walz’s stateme…