{"id":2530281,"date":"2026-01-05T22:56:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-believes-walz-criminally-liable-for-minnesota-fraud-leavitt\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T22:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:59:16","slug":"trump-believes-walz-criminally-liable-for-minnesota-fraud-leavitt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-believes-walz-criminally-liable-for-minnesota-fraud-leavitt\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump believes Walz &#8216;criminally liable&#8217; for Minnesota fraud: Leavitt"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-believes-walz-criminally-liable-for-minnesota-fraud-leavitt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530281&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White House press secretary karoline Leavitt said President Trump believes Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is &#8220;criminally liable&#8221; in the widespread fraud scandal prompting federal scrutiny. Leavitt told Fox&#8217;s Jesse Watters the matter is a top priority adn suggested the Justice Department will investigate further; she noted nearly 100 defendants in Minnesota have already been prosecuted. The comments followed Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social-media post accusing walz<\/a> and others of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jussie-smollett-was-raised-in-the-orbit-of-the-black-panthers-as-his-mom-was-dear-friends-with-radical-communist\/\" title=\"Jussie Smollett Was \u2018Raised In The Orbit Of The Black Panthers\u2019 As His Mom Was Dear Friends With Radical Communist\">stealing public funds<\/a> and came after Walz abruptly ended his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-has-stepped-up-on-campaign-trail-but-leading-democrats-fear-its-not-enough\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris steps up on campaign trail, but Dems worry it&#039;s insufficient\">reelection campaign amid<\/a> the allegations. Federal actions tied to the probe include HHS freezing child-care payments to some Somali-run centers, USDA ordering verification of SNAP households, and DHS deploying up to 2,000 immigration and investigative personnel to the Minneapolis area.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump believes Walz &lsquo;criminally liable&rsquo; for Minnesota fraud scandal, Leavitt says<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2464205\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>White House press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> on Monday said President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> believes Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) is &ldquo;criminally liable&rdquo; for the extensive fraud scandal that Minnesota is facing.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt&rsquo;s statement confirms speculation that the federal government is weighing whether to hold Walz responsible for his alleged mishandling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uncovered-conman-with-long-history-of-deceit-dennis-montgomery-inserted-false-information-into-election-fraud-investigation-whos-paying-him\/\" title=\"UNCOVERED: Conman With Long History of Deceit, Dennis Montgomery, Inserted False Information Into Election ... Investigation, Who\u2019s Paying Him?\">fraud investigations<\/a> in his state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4406577\/seven-things-criminal-case-against-nicolas-maduro-cilia-flores\/\">Seven things to know about the criminal case against Maduro and his wife<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4406598\/convicted-milwaukee-judge-resigns-while-appealing-charge\/\">Convicted Milwaukee judge resigns while appealing charge for helping illegal immigrant escape<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4406331\/doj-delay-returning-deported-venezuelans-maduro-arrest\/\">DOJ requests delay in returning deported Venezuelans to US after Maduro arrest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is all hands on deck, rest assured. It&rsquo;s a top priority for President Trump,&rdquo; she said on Fox News show <em>Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em>. &ldquo;He believes that Gov. Walz is criminally liable, and I think the Department of Justice is going to find out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; NEW: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just went SCORCHED-EARTH on Tim Walz &#128293;&#128680;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a man they cannot even win the support of the voters within his home state because his policies have failed them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump believes that Governor Walz is criminally liable&hellip;&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gbEGRII6tK\">pic.twitter.com\/gbEGRII6tK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseBWatters\/status\/2008357500769153301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Earlier Monday, Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115844083693194821\">suggested<\/a> Walz would leave office before his second term ends early next year &ldquo;because he was caught, REDHANDED, along with Ilhan Omar, and others of his Somali friends, stealing Tens of Billions of Taxpayer Dollars.&rdquo; The president said he felt &ldquo;certain the facts will come out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s statement was in response to Walz&rsquo;s decision to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4406501\/tim-walz-drops-reelection-bid-minnesota-governor\/\">prematurely end<\/a> his reelection campaign. Leavitt attributed his campaign exit to the widespread allegations of fraud involving his administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a man who can no longer even win the support of the voters within his home state because his policies have failed them,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;Now the great people of Minnesota, a state that was once known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, has been turned into the land of 10,000 Somali schemes because of their governor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As the Trump administration leads multiple investigations into alleged fraud in Minnesota&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-banking-on-3-6-trillion-tax-increases-to-fund-agenda-plans\/\" title=\"Biden Banking On .6 Trillion Tax Increases To Fund Agenda Plans\">social services programs<\/a>, various federal agencies are taking action; the Department of Health and Human Services <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4375255\/hhs-child-care-payments-minnesota-fraud\/\">froze child care payments<\/a> going to Somali-run day care centers in the state, and the Department of Agriculture <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2025\/12\/17\/usda-orders-minnesota-to-verify-snap-households-amid-increased-republican-scrutiny\/\">ordered the state<\/a> to verify households receiving federal food benefits in an attempt to root out fraud.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4407482\/trump-2000-ice-officers-minneapolis-fraud\/\">TRUMP TO DEPLOY 2,000 ICE OFFICERS TO MINNEAPOLIS AS FRAUD INVESTIGATION WIDENS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, federal law enforcement is leading an expanded immigration operation in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\">Minneapolis<\/a> area. The Department of Homeland Security is deploying up to 2,000 immigration and investigative personnel to the city, with Leavitt confirming the figure to Fox News host Jesse Watters.<\/p>\n<p>The White House press secretary noted <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">that the Department of Justice has convicted and prosecuted nearly 100 defendants in&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a>&nbsp;so far, hinting that there may be more char<\/span>ges forthcoming for others based on additional reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: Walz &#8216;criminally liable&#8217; in MN fraud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2530282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-collage-9dbnzgfmw-1767669561752.jpg?1767651629&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50576,69703,36160,36113,3634],"class_list":["post-2530281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-leavitt-2","tag-minnesota-fraud","tag-political-controversy","tag-tim-walz","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-collage-9dbnzgfmw-1767669561752.jpg?1767651629&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2530281"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2530285,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530281\/revisions\/2530285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2530282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2530281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2530281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2530281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}