4 Takeaways From Top Minnesota Officials’ Testimony on State’s Massive Fraud
While Republicans focused their questions on fraud, Democrats alleged that Democratic-led states are being singled out for political reasons.
(L-R) Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Rev. Mariah Tollgaard, are sworn in ahead of their testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 4, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Two of Minnesota’s top officials—Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison—testified before Congress for more than four hours on March 4 about their state’s multibillion-dollar fraud controversies.
During the latest hearing on Capitol Hill, Republicans tried to pin down when the two Democratic leaders were alerted to the fraud, why payments continued afterward, and what role politics may have played.
Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
