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A new audio recording of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison meeting in 2021 with members of the Somali community who were later convicted in the Feeding Our Future fraud has resurfaced, and it deserves the harsh scrutiny it’s finally getting. Fox News obtained the recording showing the visitors asking for political help and money to protect their interests, and the timing—before federal investigators unraveled a $250 million scam—raises real questions about judgment and proximity.
In the tape, the would-be fraudsters plainly discuss inserting themselves into the political arena, putting votes and dollars behind candidates who would safeguard their interests, and Ellison responds affirmatively. That exchange isn’t merely tone-deaf; it looks like cozying up to people who were about to be exposed for stealing taxpayer dollars from programs meant for kids, and Minnesotans deserve answers about what was said and why those meetings happened.
Ellison has denied any wrongdoing, insisting he met people in good faith and didn’t know about their crimes, and his office points out that donations tied to the case were later returned. Denials are not proof, and returning money after convictions doesn’t erase the optics of an attorney general sitting down with operators who would soon be convicted of defrauding federal aid programs. The public is entitled to more than a shrug and an op-ed; they deserve a full accounting.
The recording was first dug up by defense counsel in the Feeding Our Future prosecutions, and Republican lawmakers are already gearing up to press witnesses at a House Oversight hearing. That’s the right move: when senior state officials meet with groups that subsequently bilk the system, investigations—not partisan hand-wringing—are how you restore trust. If Democrats insist on lecturing about corruption elsewhere, Minnesotans are owed one hell of a mirror.
All of this is unfolding as Minneapolis once again erupts in anti-ICE protests after a controversial federal shooting, with federal agents clashing with demonstrators and thousands of arrests reported as part of a broad enforcement surge. The chaos on the streets highlights a bigger problem: soft-on-crime governance at the local level paired with political theater from state officials who then cry foul when the feds try to do their jobs. Law and order matters to everyday Americans, and civic leaders who encourage performative politics while failing to protect taxpayers must be held accountable.
Conservatives should not let this story be spun away by predictable left-wing defenses about community outreach or innocent meetings. Meeting community leaders is one thing; aligning, tacitly or otherwise, with people who are later convicted in a massive fraud is another—and when federal dollars disappear into scams, that’s theft from the vulnerable and from taxpayers. It’s time for transparent hearings, for Ellison to answer plainly under oath, and for Minnesota’s leaders to stop playing political games while real criminality and disorder fester.
Hardworking Americans deserve a justice system that protects the public, not one that enables corruption through negligence or worse. If Democrats want to keep lecturing the country about morality and equity, they should start by cleaning house at home, supporting law enforcement where it’s needed, and ensuring that those who betrayed public trust face consequences. Minnesotans—and the rest of the country—are watching, and they won’t forget which side chose accountability and which chose cover-ups.
