Minnesota AG who took $10K from convicted scammers dismisses fraud scandal as ‘political theater’

[rangerrebew]

Minnesota AG who took $10K from convicted scammers dismisses fraud scandal as ‘political theater’
By Ronny Reyes
Published Jan. 7, 2026, 7:17 p.m. ET
 
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison dismissed the state’s $250 million fraud scandal as nothing more than “political theater” — despite taking $10K in donations from the convicted fraudsters.

Ellison said he was tired of Republicans hounding his office over his efforts to prosecute the case, claiming that it was being blown out of proportion for political means.

“We’re serious about convicting people for stealing money that is going or supposed to go to poor people. It’s a serious issue,” he told CNN.

CNN news broadcast with Laura Coates interviewing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison about a fraud scandal.
 
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison called the state’s fraud scandal “political theater” during an interview on CNN.
 
“But we’re not getting serious partnership — what we’re getting is political theater like you just saw with the homeland security director,” he added, referencing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s arrival in Minnesota on Wednesday.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/07/us-news/minnesota-ag-who-took-10k-from-scammers-says-fraud-scandal-is-political-theater/

[Kamaji]

Of course he would.

[rangerrebew]

Ellison said he was tired of Republicans hounding his office over his efforts to prosecute the case, claiming that it was being blown out of proportion for political means.

By "blown out of proportion for political means" does he mean his office has kept the actual fraud numbers down to protect the democrat party?

[Wingnut]

I hope they have enough to nail Keef to the wall.

[Fishrrman]

Ellison is as dirty in this scandal as "carbon black" ...