{"id":2539831,"date":"2026-01-16T21:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T02:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-and-jacob-frey-under-criminal-investigation-by-doj\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T21:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T02:07:11","slug":"tim-walz-and-jacob-frey-under-criminal-investigation-by-doj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-and-jacob-frey-under-criminal-investigation-by-doj\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz and Jacob Frey under criminal investigation by DOJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Ftim-walz-and-jacob-frey-under-criminal-investigation-by-doj%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=2539831&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>Teh Department of Justice has subpoenaed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob frey as part of a criminal probe into whether they <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >impeded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a> operations<\/a>, sources say-likely tied to thier antagonism toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Both officials publicly decried the subpoenas on X, calling the moves politically motivated and saying they will not be intimidated. Reportedly, the investigation may invoke a federal statute on conspiracy to impede a federal investigation, the same charge used against protesters who interfered with ICE operations. the action follows heightened tensions after an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good and a recent surge of federal law enforcement in Minnesota; the state attorney general has also sued the federal government alleging an unconstitutional &#8220;federal invasion.&#8221; The Washington Examiner contacted the DOJ for comment.  <\/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\">Tim Walz and Jacob Frey under criminal investigation by DOJ<\/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_2468633\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Department of Justice<\/a> subpoenaed Gov.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a>&nbsp;(D-MN) and Minneapolis Mayor&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4419724\/minnesota-mayor-calls-situation-not-sustainable-after-ice-related-shooting\/\">Jacob Frey<\/a><\/span>  as part of a criminal investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The two Minnesota officials are being accused of impeding federal law enforcement&rsquo;s ability to do its job in the state, sources told several outlets, likely referring to the duo&rsquo;s hostility toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Walz and Frey effectively confirmed the development on X by decrying their targeting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4422670\/utah-county-accuses-tyler-robinson-legal-team-ambush-effort-disqualify-prosecutors\/\">Utah County accuses Tyler Robinson legal team of &#8216;ambush&#8217; effort to disqualify prosecutors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4422438\/doj-urges-judge-to-reject-lawmakers-bid-for-special-master-in-epstein-files-dispute\/\">DOJ urges judge to reject lawmakers&rsquo; bid for special master in Epstein files dispute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4422137\/trump-to-pardon-former-puerto-rico-governor-convicted-corruption-charges\/\">Trump to pardon former Puerto Rico governor convicted on corruption charges<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Two days ago, it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week, it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic,&rdquo; Walz <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovTimWalz\/status\/2012309689460007150\">said<\/a> in a post on X. &ldquo;The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an obvious attempt to intimidate me for standing up for Minneapolis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a>, and residents against the chaos and danger this Administration has brought to our city,&rdquo; Frey <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MayorFrey\/status\/2012326166565167242?s=20\">said<\/a> in his own post. &ldquo;I will not be intimidated. My focus remains where it&rsquo;s always been: keeping our city safe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America depends on leaders that use integrity and the rule of law as the guideposts for governance. Neither our city nor our country will succumb to this fear. We stand rock solid,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Department of Justice for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Sources familiar with the matter told the <em>Washington Post <\/em>that the two are being investigated under a federal statute on conspiracy to impede a federal investigation, the same charge leveled against protesters who have tried to impede ICE operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4421693\/joe-concha-says-minnesota-importing-chaos-from-somalia\/\">JOE CONCHA SAYS MINNESOTA &lsquo;IMPORTING THE CHAOS&rsquo; FROM SOMALIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Walz and Frey have waged a rhetorical war against the federal government over a recent surge of ICE and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-was-warned-but-refused-any-additional-help-before-january-6th-vote-on-stolen-election\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Was Warned but Refused Any Additional Help Before January 6th Vote on Stolen Election\">federal law enforcement personnel<\/a> to Minnesota, a situation that became amplified after an ICE officer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4414228\/dhs-video-renee-good-blocking-traffic-ice-shooting\/\">shot and killed<\/a> Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota&rsquo;s attorney general filed his own lawsuit against the federal government earlier this week, alleging an unconstitutional &ldquo;federal invasion.&rdquo;<\/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>DOJ subpoenas Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Frey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2539832,"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\/AP25259483940359.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[71216,71004,62134,37326,36113],"class_list":["post-2539831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-alleged-criminal-investigation","tag-doj-probe","tag-jacob-frey","tag-minnesota-politics","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25259483940359.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2539831","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2539831"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2539831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2539835,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2539831\/revisions\/2539835"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2539832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2539831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2539831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2539831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}