On Wednesday, Republicans in the United States House of moved to subpoena Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz of Minnesota.
The shocking move came in an effort to gather details regarding his state's reaction to a huge fraud scam perpetrated by a nonprofit running a pandemic relief program, HuffPost said in their report.
A group based in Minnesota known as Feeding Our Future has been hit with hundreds of charges by federal prosecutors for the alleged theft of $250 million in food aid meant for children.
“You are well aware of the multi-million-dollar fraud that has occurred under your tenure as Governor,” House Education and Workforce Committee chair Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) said in a Wednesday letter accompanying the subpoena to Walz.
"The extent of your responsibilities and actions addressing the massive fraud that resulted in the abuse of taxpayer dollars intended for hungry children" is what Foxx said would be found in the subpoena, which wants any emails between Walz and the Minnesota agencies distributing the aid.
In November 2023 and again in June of the same year, Foxx asked the Minnesota Department of Education for details regarding the fraud plot. Walz became an even more juicy target for Republicans in August when she became Kamala Harris' running mate.
“This was an appalling abuse of a federal COVID-era program,” a spokeswoman for Walz said in an email on Wednesday.
“The state department of education worked diligently to stop the fraud and we’re grateful to the FBI for working with the department of education to arrest and charge the individuals involved.”
This comes on the heels of Vice President Kamala Harris facing the possibility that she still might be called to account for her actions, or rather inaction, as "Border Czar."
Though she is currently the candidate for one of the major political parties, Harris is facing increased scrutiny for how she addressed the flood of illegal immigrants coming over the southern border.
A subpoena was sent by the House Judiciary Committee to gather information regarding the actions taken Harris as "border czar" in response to concerns regarding migrant children crossing the border alone.
In response to claims that the Biden administration has lost track of thousands of children who crossed the border without their parents or legal guardians, Chairman Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, subpoenaed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on Wednesday.
"According to new Committee estimates, ‘Border Czar’ Kamala Harris and HHS have LOST contact with 145,000+ unaccompanied alien children after placing them with sponsors, including ILLEGAL ALIENS," the committee posted on X.
"We’re subpoenaing more information from ‘Border Czar’ Harris and HHS about these UACs."
#SUBPOENAED: According to new Committee estimates, “Border Czar” Kamala Harris and HHS have LOST contact with 145,000+ unaccompanied alien children after placing them with sponsors, including ILLEGAL ALIENS.
We’re subpoenaing more information from “Border Czar” Harris and HHS… pic.twitter.com/ivaoEVjfm0
— House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) September 4, 2024
This comes after years of inaction by Harris, who claims to have the border in hand, despite millions of illegal aliens flooding over the border, and even being lost by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Health and Human Services.
