DOJ Probes Walz, Frey for Impeding ICE

DOJ Probes Walz, Frey for Impeding ICE

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The Justice Department has reportedly launched a criminal investigation into Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to probe whether the two Democrats engaged in a conspiracy to impede federal immigration agents.

The investigation is in its early stages and appears to stem from statements made by Walz and Frey denouncing the nearly 3,000 of federal law enforcement agents deployed to the Minneapolis area in recent weeks, a source told CBS News.

Reactions

“When the governor or the mayor threaten our officers, when the mayor suggests that he’s encouraging citizens to call 911 when they see ICE officers, that is very close to a federal crime,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox News.

Meanwhile, Attorney General Pam Bondi posted, “A reminder to all those in Minnesota: No one is above the law.”

Walz accused the Trump administration of “weaponizing” the Justice Department in response to the reports.

“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,” the governor wrote on X.

“The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her,” he added, referring to last week’s fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.

Frey described the reports of an investigation as “an obvious attempt to intimidate.”

“I will not be intimidated. My focus remains where it’s always been: keeping our city safe,” the mayor wrote on X.

“America depends on leaders that use integrity and the rule of law as the guideposts for governance. Neither our city nor our country will succumb to this fear. We stand rock solid,” Frey added.

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