Mullin calls out Walz over Minnesota raids: ‘You have zero credibility on this issue’
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin went after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) over recent raids targeting fraud of federal agencies in Minnesota, telling the governor that “you have *zero* credibility on this issue.”
Law enforcement agencies on Tuesday executed multiple search warrants in Minnesota related to alleged fraud in the state, federal officials said.
Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, said the raids came about because state agencies had spotted suspicious behavior.
“Today’s raids by state and federal law enforcement happened because our state agencies caught irregular behavior and reported it,” Walz said in a post on the social platform X on Tuesday.
“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 added.
In response to Walz’s post, Mullin said “you have *zero* credibility on this issue.”
“@GovTimWalz, you have willingly ignored and downplayed the rampant fraud and abuse in Minnesota. This crackdown on fraud has come thanks to the leadership of President Trump. We will hold those who steal from Americans accountable,” he added.
The Hill has reached out to Walz’s office for comment.
Sources told Nexstar’s KARE 11 that raids were conducted on Tuesday morning on 22 locations across the Twin Cities area, the majority of them targeting child and daycare providers that get Medicaid funding.
“Homeland Security Investigations in cooperation with our law enforcement partners executed criminal search warrants in Minneapolis relating to the rampant fraud of U.S. taxpayers dollars,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on X.
“Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” the Justice Department (DOJ) said in a statement to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network.
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