House Dem lashes out at 'racist' MN fraud probe amid major investigation in his own state

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As House Oversight Democrats denounced a hearing on Minnesota’s sprawling fraud scandal as politically motivated, Rep. Dave Min, D-Calif., took it further — calling the investigation "partisan and racist." But back in California, state auditors have repeatedly flagged major programs as "high-risk" for waste and improper payments, raising fresh questions about whether Min is dismissing scrutiny he wouldn’t want aimed at his own state. During a House Oversight Hearing earlier this month on the fraud issues in Minnesota, Min said, "We have not seen evidence of any type of fraud on the scale we're talking about" in California. Min added during the hearing that he had concerns about the ongoing fraud in Minnesota, which has included a significant portion of Somali immigrant perpetrators, but said he had issues with the probe because it appeared Trump was only targeting Democrat-led states, and not Republican-led states as well. MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR JACOB FREY ADMITS FRAUD CRISIS IS REAL, SAYS 'EVERYBODY COULD HAVE DONE MORE' TO PREVENT IT "I have concerns about this hearing as well as recent actions by the Trump administration. It's hard for me not to look at this hearing in the context in which it's taking place and not see this as a partisan and racist hearing," Min complained. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on these accusations from Min but did not receive a response in time for publication. "Democrats will do anything to deflect from the fraud that has been allowed to run rampant on their watch, including playing the race card," House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said. "First, it’s not racist to call out criminal behavior. Second, I wonder what Congressman Min’s constituents have to say about him not taking fraud seriously when California taxpayers are also being robbed blind to the tune of $72 billion." A report released by the California State Auditor's office last month found several state agencies wasted or misused millions, which follows ot…