{"id":2535488,"date":"2026-01-13T20:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reckoning-minnesota-republicans-preparing-to-impeach-democratic-gov-tim-walz\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T20:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:11:09","slug":"reckoning-minnesota-republicans-preparing-to-impeach-democratic-gov-tim-walz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reckoning-minnesota-republicans-preparing-to-impeach-democratic-gov-tim-walz\/","title":{"rendered":"RECKONING: Minnesota Republicans Preparing to Impeach Democratic Gov. Tim Walz"},"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\">20<\/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%2Freckoning-minnesota-republicans-preparing-to-impeach-democratic-gov-tim-walz%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=2535488&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>A week after Gov. Tim Walz announced he will not seek a third term, Republican lawmakers in Minnesota have begun pushing to remove him from office sooner. GOP state Rep. Tim wiener filed articles of impeachment accusing Walz of violating his oath by knowingly concealing widespread fraud in state-administered programs, allegations tied in the article to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victor-davis-hanson-consequences-await-tim-walz-after-somali-fraud-scandal\/\" title=\"Victor Davis Hanson: Consequences Await Tim ... After Somali Fraud Scandal\">fraud scandal involving<\/a> many members of Minnesota&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-people-arrested-after-feds-uncover-massive-immigration-fraud-scheme-involving-hundreds-in-minnesota\/\" title=\"Multiple People Arrested After Feds Uncover Massive Immigration Fraud Scheme Involving Hundreds in ...\">somali immigrant community<\/a>. Republicans point to audits and warnings they say were ignored; Rep. Ben Davis and others argue stronger controls were needed.Politically, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >impeachment faces long odds<\/a>: the GOP holds only a one-seat House majority, the Senate is tied 33-33, and conviction would still require a two-thirds Senate vote. Special elections could shift control of either chamber, but even with a House impeachment vote, removal in the Senate appears unlikely. National figures, including Vice President J.D. Vance, have publicly called for Walz to resign amid the controversy, a sharp reversal from his earlier prominence as a Democratic rising star.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A week after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz declared he would not seek re-election to a third term, some Minnesota Republicans are making it clear they want him out of office long before the November election.<\/p>\n<p>With Minnesota in the national spotlight over a massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rats-will-turn-bessent-announces-plan-make-minnesota-fraudsters-flip-accomplices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fraud scandal<\/a>, as well as the uproar over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/celebrities-wear-anti-ice-pins-golden-globes-tribute-renee-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shooting<\/a>, an impeachment case is brewing in the North Star state, Republican lawmakers told Blaze News in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/articles-of-impeachment-against-walz-may-be-released-tomorrow-says-minnesota-state-republican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> published Monday.<\/p>\n<p>And one Republican has made it official.<\/p>\n<p>In a post published Monday, GOP state Rep. Tim Wiener announced he had filed articles of impeachment against Walz, citing &ldquo;corrupt conduct&rdquo; that helped conceal ongoing fraud by a group made up largely of Minnesota&rsquo;s Somali immigrant population.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid02JBUZmp522udB88bETPHfSfqfp2zHtugb5S8qqpKtQRygyZTbHwU1GWyy3f4BRVsbl%26id%3D100079127944448&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"735\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/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<p>&ldquo;Timothy J. Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota, has violated his constitutional oath of office by knowingly concealing or permitting the concealment of widespread fraud within Minnesota state administered programs, despite repeated warnings, audits, reports and public indicators of systemic abuse,&rdquo; the first article of impeachment states.<\/p>\n<p>The internal politics of Minnesota make the impeachment a long shot for success.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans hold only a one-seat majority in the state House, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/state-legislatures-news\/details\/minnesota-legislature-is-tied-up-in-ties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Conference of State Legislatures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The state Senate is tied at 33 votes for each party, after the Dec. 26 death of state Sen. Kari Dziedzic. Dziedzick, a Democrat and 12-year veteran of the legislature, died of cancer, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/former-minnesota-senate-leader-kari-dziedzic-passes-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but special elections for House and Senate seats scheduled for Jan. 28 could change control in both houses, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.<\/p>\n<p>All of that means it might be possible that Republicans in the House could successfully muscle through an impeachment vote on the Democratic governor. But a conviction in the Senate, whether controlled by a bare majority of Republicans or Democrats, would still require a two-thirds majority &mdash; something all but impossible under the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>But it doesn&rsquo;t look like the unfavorable political arithmetic will keep Republicans from trying.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fraud is happening. Fraud is going on. You need to put tighter levers on this. And he&rsquo;s done just the opposite,&rdquo; state Rep. Ben Davis told Blaze News.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome, the situation represents a disastrous fall in political fortunes.<\/p>\n<p>In the run-up to the 2024 election, Walz was the Democratic candidate for vice president, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/freezes-cnn-fact-checks-vp-pick-tim-walz-military-experience-making-kamala-harris-look-even-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sharing the ticket<\/a> with then-Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he&rsquo;s gone from being a household name as a Democratic rising star to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-tim-walz-ends-reelection-bid-blames-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nationally known lame duck<\/a>, playing out the end of his term in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tim-walz-pours-gasoline-fire-lie-minneapolis-ice-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unforgiving media glare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And it isn&rsquo;t just Republicans in Minnesota who want Walz out.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview last week with Fox News&rsquo; Jesse Watters, Vice President J.D. Vance, who defeated Walz soundly in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible ... Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a> before the November 2024 election, declared that Walz should resign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: Vice President JD Vance ORDERS TIM WALZ TO RESIGN over the MINNESOTA FRAUD SCANDAL<\/p>\n<p>&rdquo;I almost feel bad for the guy, except for the fact that he should have seen this and whether there was something CRIMINAL, whether he was aware of the fraud which would be&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fv1MAPKZT9\">pic.twitter.com\/fv1MAPKZT9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseBWatters\/status\/2008971827691831648?\">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>&ldquo;I almost feel bad for the guy, except for the fact that he should have seen this, and whether there was something criminal, whether he was aware of the fraud &mdash; which would be criminal &mdash; or whether he simply looked the other way, it&rsquo;s a massive, massive failure of government,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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