Posted on 01/16/2026 3:35:58 PM PST by Morgana
The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the Democrat governor of Minnesota and mayor of Minneapolis over volatile protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the city.
Both Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey are being probed over allegations of impeding federal law enforcement, CBS News reported.
A US official told the network that Walz and Frey's anti-ICE rhetoric is what spurred the investigation.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Department of Justice, Governor Walz and Mayor Frey for comment.
The liberal leaders have been heavily critical of federal law enforcement in the wake of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an agent last week.
Frey told ICE agents to 'get the **** out of Minneapolis' as tensions have escalated in the city.
Walz, the Democrat nominee for vice president in 2024 and currently the subject of heavy criticism over government fraud involving Somali-run daycare centers, has also slammed the president and told ICE to leave.
On Wednesday, Frey slammed ICE officials again for 'creating chaos' in his city after an agent who was 'ambushed' during an arrest shot a suspect in the leg.
The Department of Homeland Security said the suspect was an illegal migrant from Venezuela who ran away on foot Wednesday night before joining two others to attack the agent with a 'broomstick or shovel.'
The suspect was shot in the leg and remains in a stable condition in hospital. Two accomplices were also in police custody, and the agent involved was also taken to hospital after he was violently set upon by the trio.
Law enforcement officers wearing masks were using tear gas and flash bangs on protesters at the scene, just 4.5 miles north of where Good was shot, in an effort to control the crowds.
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wake me for the perp walks
Wake me up when something actually happens please. Does anyone actually think either will be held accountable?
Ooh an investigation. Why not arrest them? Then you can investigate while they are jail. What happened to all the FBI tough guys arresting grandmas? Tim Walz must be too manly for the Kash girls to take on.
I can’t wait to see how the DOJ screws this up.
Blondie & Kash what a pair.
DOJ = Department of Jerkoffs.
They are going down and this their last flailing. Prosecutors are taking statements now against Walz and Frey about corruption that they knew about and throttled.
OOOOOOOOooooooh!
They must be SCARED!!
They might actually get a strongly worded, ad hominem laced letter in all caps from President Trump himself!
I’ll get excited if and when these scumbags get arrested. Until then, just more of the same old same old, talk and no action.
I swear this site has been taken over by 10 year olds.
I want prosecutions, too. But I want them done right. I want them so airtight there’s no question about guilt.
People here want a multi billion dollar fraud that went on for nearly a decade wrapped up in 15 minutes. It’s stupid.
L
Any day now. Free beer tomorrow.
GOOD!
Comey and Letitia come to mind.
What are the police in Minnesota doing , sitting around drinking beer ?
I will not for the first time defend the system of justice.
Before reading the cynical and belittling remarks I know are coming, I want everyone to remember the true patriots who believe in the American way of life should not be criticized for wanting to give what is nearly the last chance to the system to punish the guilty Frey and Walz.
When Bill, Hillary, Brennan, Clapper, Comey, Obama, Newsom,
Mayor Bass, Omar, Frey and Walz all get away with everything and laugh and enjoy a dinner party somewhere, it is not something to laugh about.
Frey wife has ties to Samali fraud
You should sleep well..no interruptions are expected.
You got that right
Damn 5 year olds have taken over here
One of the reasons this place is struggling
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