Trump Denounces Minnesota Fraud; Comer Schedules Walz, Ellison Testimony

President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that "the theft and fraud in Minnesota is far greater than the $19 billion originally projected," and he attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar, Gov. Tim Walz and other Minnesota officials, according to his post.

House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer said Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison will testify under oath at a hearing titled "Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II" on March 4, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET.

The committee opened its investigation in December 2025 after federal prosecutors described alleged extensive fraud and money laundering in Minnesota's social services system, and the committee said criminals "have stolen an estimated $9 billion," records show.

Publicly available reports show investigators and prosecutors have used a range of figures, including a federal prosecutor's December 2025 statement that half or more of roughly $18 billion in federal funds supporting 14 Minnesota-run programs since 2018 may have been stolen, and no final statewide total has been announced in court.

The committee has requested suspicious activity reports from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, sought a staff-level briefing from the Justice Department and called for closed-door, transcribed interviews of state officials as the probe continues, officials confirmed, with Walz and Ellison scheduled to testify March 4, 2026.