{"id":2532517,"date":"2026-01-11T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-rep-screams-at-top-of-her-lungs-as-somali-fraud-hearing-descends-into-mayhem\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T10:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:42:42","slug":"democrat-rep-screams-at-top-of-her-lungs-as-somali-fraud-hearing-descends-into-mayhem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-rep-screams-at-top-of-her-lungs-as-somali-fraud-hearing-descends-into-mayhem\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Rep Screams at Top of Her Lungs as Somali Fraud Hearing Descends Into Mayhem"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fdemocrat-rep-screams-at-top-of-her-lungs-as-somali-fraud-hearing-descends-into-mayhem%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=2532517&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>At a House Oversight committee hearing on Minnesota fraud schemes tied largely to Somali communities, Rep. Ayanna Pressley loudly pressed Minnesota state legislators about whether they opposed presidential pardons for convicted figures, prompting witnesses and GOP members to accuse her of &#8220;grandstanding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pressley repeatedly demanded accountability and attempted to use her time to question witnesses about pardons for George santos and Brian Mock; Republicans and some witnesses called her behavior theatrical and out of order,and Chairman James Comer said her time had expired.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Democrats on the committee were criticized in the article for downplaying the fraud; Rep. Stephen Lynch spent his time discussing John F. Kennedy rather then probing the case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; federal authorities have charged 98 defendants in Minnesota-related social-services fraud cases, roughly 85 of whom are identified as Somali; at least 57 have been convicted in schemes tied to Feeding Our Future, which prosecutors say lost over $350 million.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Investigations and reporting (including by a YouTuber) found some daycares that received large public funds appeared not to operate as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legitimate child-care centers<\/a>; one center received about $1.9 million in 2025 and $4 million total from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-update-direct-payment-worth-914-arrives-in-eight-days\/\" title=\"Social Security update: 4 direct payment arrives in 8 days.\">state assistance programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-fed-nominee-suffers-from-selective-amnesia-more-than-35-times-in-response-to-senate-republicans\/\" title=\"Biden Fed Nominee Suffers from &#039;Selective Amnesia&#039; More than 35 ...s in Response to Senate ...s\">faced intense scrutiny<\/a> over the handling of the fraud and later dropped his 2026 reelection bid, according to the article.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley screamed at the top of her lungs Wednesday while witnesses accused her of &ldquo;grandstanding&rdquo; during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Somali fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Pressley questioned the witnesses, who were all Minnesota state legislators, on whether they approved of President Donald Trump pardoning former Republican New York Rep. George Santos and former Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion defendant Brian Christopher Mock, who were both convicted on fraud charges. The witnesses accused Pressley of &ldquo;grandstanding&rdquo; while she did not focus on the purpose of the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now [Mock] claims he did these things in the name of patriotism, but really, he&rsquo;s just a criminal. So raise your hand if you oppose Trump&rsquo;s pardon of this Minnesota individual,&rdquo; Pressley said to the witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ma&rsquo;am, this grandstanding nonsense is exactly what Minnesotans hate about D.C.,&rdquo; Republican Minnesota state Rep. Kristin Robbins replied.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not grandstanding! This is accountability and you are hypocrites! So again, I will take your refusal to not&hellip; excuse me! Reclaiming my time! Reclaiming my time!&rdquo; Pressley said, leading Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace to say she is &ldquo;off the rails.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ma&rsquo;am, this grandstanding nonsense is exactly what Minnesotans hate about D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Watch my exchange with Democrat Ayanna Pressley&gt;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WPmjuUHmAc\">pic.twitter.com\/WPmjuUHmAc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kristin Robbins (@KRobbinsMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KRobbinsMN\/status\/2008963275170730395?\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer declared that Pressley&rsquo;s time had expired, though the lawmaker continued demanding that her time be reclaimed. She then accused the witnesses and some of her colleagues of being &ldquo;unserious&rdquo; as they criticized her behavior.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking for accountability and you want to run from the hypocrisy from your king and this administration!&rdquo; Pressley shouted.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic members of the committee attempted to downplay or ignore the fraud in Minnesota despite its widespread attention nationwide. One member of the committee, Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Stephen Lynch, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NicoleMSilverio\/status\/2008949797567271247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spent<\/a> his four minutes talking about the legacy of former President John F. Kennedy rather than trying to obtain more information about the fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors have charged 98 defendants in connection with various Minnesota-based social services fraud schemes, with at least 85 of those individuals being of Somali descent. Fifty-seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-mn\/pr\/federal-jury-finds-feeding-our-future-mastermind-and-co-defendant-guilty-250-million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defendants<\/a> have been convicted thus far in connection to stealing over $350 million from Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit that provided food to lower income children.<\/p>\n<p>YouTuber Nick Shirley exposed Somali daycares that appeared to not be operating, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-9-0-in-favor-of-catholic-foster-care-agency-that-refused-to-work-with-same-sex-couples\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rules 9-0 In Favor Of Catholic Foster Care Agency That Refused To Work With Same-Sex Couples\">receiving taxpayer funds<\/a>. The Quality &ldquo;Learning&rdquo; Center, which initially misspelled &ldquo;Learning&rdquo; as &ldquo;Learing,&rdquo; received $1.9 million in 2025 and $4 million in total funding from Minnesota&rsquo;s Child Care Assistance Program. Five of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somali-dem-senator-still-cant-speak-clear-english-after-20-years-stateside\/\" title=\"Somali Dem Senator Still Can&#039;t Speak Clear English After 20 Years Stateside\">10 daycare centers visited<\/a> by Shirley operated as meal sites for Feeding Our Future, which received nearly $5 million from the nonprofit between 2018 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz dropped his reelection bid in the 2026 gubernatorial race on Monday while he faced intense scrutiny for his handling of the fraud.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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