Tim Walz’s year of scandals has accelerated from uncomfortable headlines into a full-blown federal inquiry, and Minnesotans deserve straight answers. House Oversight Chairman James Comer has launched a wide-ranging investigation into massive fraud in the state’s social-services programs and has formally requested documents from Governor Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, a development that should alarm every taxpayer.
At the center of the storm is the Feeding Our Future scandal, a brazen scheme that federal prosecutors say funneled hundreds of millions in child-nutrition funds into personal luxuries instead of feeding kids. Dozens have been charged, law enforcement has described luxury cars and real estate purchased with those funds, and the total scope continues to grow as investigators piece together a disturbingly large theft of taxpayer dollars.
State audits have not been kind to Walz’s administration. The Office of the Legislative Auditor and independent reporting found that Minnesota’s Department of Education repeatedly missed red flags and failed to enforce basic oversight, creating the very opportunities fraudsters exploited. If your state agency is “ill-prepared” to protect federal funds, the governor must answer for who was running the watchtower — not deliver rehearsed excuses.
Walz’s public posture — claiming his administration “put people in jail” — doesn’t square with the record; federal authorities led the prosecutions and watchdogs say the state’s role was limited and, at times, negligent. That contradiction isn’t a minor political misstep, it’s a substantive failure of leadership that liberals are trying to paper over with talking points while Minnesota families pick up the tab.
The Oversight Committee’s letters go even further, warning of potential evidence destruction and flagging troubling reports about campaign contributions and remittance oversight that demand forensic scrutiny. Allegations that illegally obtained funds may have been routed abroad to dangerous actors are explosive and must be investigated transparently — even if some outlets prudently note those links aren’t yet proven. The only acceptable response from elected leaders is full cooperation, not obfuscation.
This pattern of politics-as-usual also shows up closer to home: recent questions about crony hiring in the Iron Range and preferential treatment for political allies point to a culture of pay-to-play that goes hand-in-hand with financial mismanagement. Minnesotans who work hard for every dollar shouldn’t see their taxes used as a slush fund for insider favors; that’s the rot conservatives have warned about for years.
Tim Walz’s national spotlight — including his profile on the 2024 ticket and his high-profile debate appearances — has not immunized him from accountability, and in many ways it makes his failures more damning. The same politician who sought to lecture the country now faces questions about whether his administration protected children and taxpayers or protected political allies. Patriots across the state and country should demand independent, rigorous investigations, preservation of all evidence, and prosecutions where appropriate — because no one is above the law, and every dollar stolen is an insult to hardworking Americans.
