Justice Department Probes Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Over Alleged Obstruction Of ICE Agents

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The U.S. Justice Department has initiated a criminal investigation into Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, for an alleged conspiracy to obstruct immigration...

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Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, for an alleged conspiracy to obstruct immigration agents.\nReuters, citing a source, reported that subpoenas have been prepared for Walz and Frey as part of the investigation, though it's not yet clear if they have been served.\nThe investigation is based on statements made by Walz and Frey about the deployment of thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and Border Patrol agents to the Minneapolis region, under President Donald Trump‘s orders.\nThe Justice Department did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comment.\nWalz, the Democratic nominee for vice president in the 2024 U.S. election, said the federal justice system is being used to intimidate President Trump's political opponents.\nHe wrote on X, “Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.”\nThe governor referred to Senators Elissa Slotkin, Mark Kelly and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, who all have largely adversarial relationships with Trump.\nFrey, in response to a CNN report on the investigation, said it was “an obvious attempt to intimidate me for standing up for Minneapolis, local law enforcement and residents against the chaos and danger this Administration has brought to our city.”\nTrump, in his Truth Social post, claimed that the unrest in Minnesota is being driven by what he described as \"troublemakers, agitators, and insurrectionists,\" and criticized state and local leaders for losing control.\nU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi also posted a message on X on Friday, saying, “A reminder to all those in Minnesota, no one is above the law.”\nThis investigation comes at a time when Minneapolis is experiencing unrest, after nearly 3,000 federal agents were deployed in the Midwestern U.S. state since early last week.\nGovernor Walz has also been under intense scrutiny lately. 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