DOJ Launches Criminal Investigation Into Tim Walzhttps://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/01/06/doj-launches-criminal-investigation-into-tim-walz-n4947965On Monday, Tim Walz announced he was dropping his bid for a third term as Minnesota’s governor amid an ongoing fraud scandal. I said that dropping out of the race wouldn’t save him from being held accountable, and sure enough, on Monday evening, Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the Department of Justice has launched a sweeping criminal investigation into Walz for his potential role in the fraud.
Appearing on Fox News with Jesse Watters, Bondi said the developments surrounding Walz were hardly surprising.
“The scale of the fraud that the Trump Administration, with the help of great independent journalists like Nick Shirley, is uncovering right now… is surely shocking, but President Trump has been calling out Tim Walz for his incompetence and corrupt leadership for a very long time, and Trump was right about everything.”
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“And so, this has been a day-one priority for the Trump Administration, Jesse,” she said. “The Department of Justice has convicted and prosecuted nearly 100 defendants in Minnesota, and because of these new details and this new reporting that has come to light, this is an all-hands-on-deck across-the-entire-government effort.”
That effort now spans multiple federal agencies. Bondi said resources are being surged and funds frozen as investigators dig deeper.
“You saw today, the Department of Homeland Security announced we have nearly 2,000 agents from the Homeland Security Investigations Team, the FBI is on the ground, and we’re freezing money.”
She added that the Health and Human Services Department has already taken concrete steps, including cutting funding to potentially fraudulent daycare centers, and she made clear that the investigation could reach to the very top of Minnesota’s government.
It is possible (I didn't say highly likely) that Timmy trusted his underlings too much and the corruption was below him and he was "just" willfully clueless. Whatever the case, discerning corruption from cluelessness requires careful investigation
(= having evidence that will hold up in court and be strong enough to result in convictions). An investigation that can get convictions will not be quick.
