{"id":2569683,"date":"2026-02-13T11:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ellison-had-no-answers-during-minnesota-fraud-hearing-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T11:49:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:49:03","slug":"ellison-had-no-answers-during-minnesota-fraud-hearing-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ellison-had-no-answers-during-minnesota-fraud-hearing-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellison had no answers during Minnesota fraud hearing: Concha"},"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\">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%2Fellison-had-no-answers-during-minnesota-fraud-hearing-concha%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=2569683&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>Keith Ellison faced tough questions at a Capitol Hill hearing on Minnesota fraud, with Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha arguing that Ellison didn\u2019t have adequate answers because the evidence is overwhelming and is on tape. The hearing, led by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, examined Minnesota\u2019s fraud scandals and featured ellison alongside other state leaders. Concha contended that the fraud isn\u2019t a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-china-threat-is-real-and-upon-us\/\" title=\"The China Threat is Real and Upon Us\">thousand dollars<\/a> but potentially billions, and he cited a heated exchange with Sen. Josh Hawley in which Hawley suggested Ellison ought to be in jail. The article also notes criticism of Minnesota leadership from figures such as Gov. Tim Walz,Minneapolis Mayor Jacob frey,and Rep. Ilhan Omar, and mentions Walz\u2019s call for federal reimbursement to Minnesota for damages related to the surge.The piece includes video content and links to additional recommended stories.  <\/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\">Keith Ellison had no answers during Minnesota fraud hearing: Joe Concha<\/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_2503588\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> said Minnesota Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keith-ellison\/\">Keith Ellison<\/a> didn&rsquo;t have any answers during his Capitol Hill hearings about the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota-fraud\/\">fraud in Minnesota<\/a> because the evidence is &ldquo;so overwhelming.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a> oversight on Thursday, where Ellison and other state leaders testified about the fraud scandals gripping the state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4457224\/friedrich-merz-warns-us-munich-speech\/\">Friedrich Merz warns US &#8216;not strong enough&#8217; to axe European alliances in Munich speech<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4457252\/watch-live-trump-fort-bragg\/\">WATCH LIVE: President and first lady visit Fort Bragg in North Carolina<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4457163\/arizona-sheriff-denies-report-blocked-key-guthrie-evidence-fbi\/\">Arizona sheriff denies report he blocked key Nancy Guthrie evidence from FBI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry, if you&rsquo;re at the top of leadership in Minnesota, whether you&rsquo;re [Gov.] <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a>, whether you&rsquo;re [Minneapolis Mayor] <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jacob-frey\/\">Jacob Frey<\/a>, whether you&rsquo;re, obviously, Keith Ellison, or a congresswoman like [Rep.] <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Ilhan-Omar\/\">Ilhan Omar<\/a>, things are going to get very uncomfortable,&rdquo; Concha said on <em>Fox &amp; Friends First<\/em> Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not a good time to be a politician in Minnesota right now.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3375586&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=f02eaea83b8311bd9a4ccfe06e16623b\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the hearing, Ellison had a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4456034\/josh-hawley-minnesota-attorney-general-keith-ellison-indicted-fraud-reports\/\">heated exchange<\/a> with Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-hawley\/\">Josh Hawley<\/a> (R-MO), in which Hawley said the Minnesota attorney general &ldquo;ought to be in jail.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Concha agreed with Hawley that the evidence is &ldquo;overwhelming&rdquo; because it&rsquo;s &ldquo;on tape.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-truck-driver-beats-new-jerseys-most-powerful-democrat-lawmaker-after-only-spending-a-few-thousand-dollars\/\" title=\"Republican Truck Driver Beats New Jersey\u2019s \u2018Most Powerful\u2019 Democrat Lawmaker After Only Spending A Few ...\">couple thousand dollars<\/a> here and there; we&rsquo;re talking 9 billion to scratch the surface, it&rsquo;s probably even much higher than that,&rdquo; Concha said. &ldquo;And now we&rsquo;re seeing the same types of situations in places like California, for example.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4456454\/walz-calls-federal-government-reimburse-minnesota-damage-surge\/\"><strong>WALZ CALLS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REIMBURSE MINNESOTA FOR &lsquo;DAMAGE&rsquo; IN SURGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Concha said things are now &ldquo;coming to light&rdquo; in Minnesota about the fraud.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is coming to light now, at least, that this is probably the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >worst-run state<\/a> in the country and that&rsquo;s saying a lot right now,&rdquo; he said.<\/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>Ellison silent at Minnesota fraud hearing, Concha says<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2569684,"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\/2023\/12\/rep.%20keith%20ellison-e1770996965285.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[66683,13137,6909,3679,5698],"class_list":["post-2569683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-concha","tag-ellison","tag-fraud","tag-hearing","tag-minnesota"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rep.%20keith%20ellison-e1770996965285.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569683","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\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569683"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569687,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569683\/revisions\/2569687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}