1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: My name is Nigel Jason hammer Wrights. Over there, there's 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: still that little issue of fraud over in Minnesota. Remember 3 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: how that was a big story before ice became a 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: thing and old balls Tim Walls, the governor, nobody happier 5 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: than he was to have that spotlight taking off him 6 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: and his administration for the fraud. Just the Somali thing 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: was a part of it, for sure, the daycares and 8 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 1: things like that, but huge investigation. 9 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 2: Still going on. 10 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: We didn't really even know anything about it, or we 11 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: did know something about it. It was just swept under 12 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: the rug because of ice. Again, nobody happier than old 13 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,879 Speaker 1: Balls and even little guy Jacob Fry, the mayor of Minneapolis. 14 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 3: Billions of dollars, that's what we're talking about here. 15 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 4: We're not talking about you know, there's a couple hundred here, 16 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 4: a couple hundred there, b B B, but billions and 17 00:00:56,480 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 4: billions of dollars and fraud. And finally, after the dust 18 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 4: has kind of settled on the ice protests in Minneapolis, 19 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 4: we're getting down to, oh, by the way, where's that 20 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 4: money at? 21 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 3: What did you guys know? 22 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 4: So today, the Attorney General of the State of Minnesota, 23 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 4: Keith Ellison, a guy who's got a pretty interesting history himself. 24 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 4: When I say interesting, was the subject of a very 25 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 4: high profile domestic abuse scandal while he was running for office, 26 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 4: that's right, which magically kind of got swept under the rug. 27 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: Well, that happens when you're a very powerful Democrat in 28 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 1: that party. Before he before he became Attorney General of Minnesota, 29 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: he was a very very powerful Democrat in Congress. 30 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 4: So he faced a Senate hearing today and faced questions 31 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 4: about whether or not he helped the Haitians try to 32 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 4: defraud the state of Minnesota. Now, there are audio clips 33 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 4: out there, video clips that clearly show oh, Keith Ellison 34 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:06,919 Speaker 4: the age speaking to members of the Haitian community about 35 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 4: some shady stuff going on and shaking down other politicians 36 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 4: that want to look into it. So that was the 37 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 4: subject of the big Senate hearing today and man Minnesota's 38 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 4: Josh Hawley, I'm sorry, Missouri's Josh Hawley. He was lighting 39 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 4: up the Minnesota Attorney General. We've got a couple of 40 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 4: different clips here, but I think you'll understand pretty quickly 41 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 4: Hally was in no mood for Ellison's bull crap. 42 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 5: You said, we've got to make sure this guy who's 43 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 5: investigating them stops it. You said, you have my attention. 44 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 5: I'm concerned about this. You said, let's go fight these people, 45 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 5: meaning the people who are investigating the fraud. 46 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 2: Why'd you do it? Why did you help them? Are 47 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 2: you gonna let me answer? Please? We're all here, So 48 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:53,679 Speaker 2: first of all. 49 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 6: You're cherry picking cooles out of there? 50 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 2: Why did you help me? I thought you were going 51 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 2: to let me answer. Why did you let me answer? 52 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: Why did you help you? 53 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 6: Let me answer, and I'll answer. 54 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 2: You tell the truth, and I'll let you answer. I 55 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 2: will tell that you go. It would be a nice change. 56 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 6: So I see, missus Sherman. I didn't come here to 57 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 6: be insulted. I came here, voue. 58 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 2: You came here for the truth. Let's have it. Why 59 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 2: did you help? Are here? 60 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 5: They're in black and white and everything, this audience and 61 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 5: the chair listening to the recording. It's fifty four minutes long. 62 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 5: It's all in public that you can google it right 63 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 5: now and listen to it and listen to it to 64 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 5: help them. 65 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,119 Speaker 6: First of all, I didn't help them. 66 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 5: You did. No. 67 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 2: I did not. I certainly didn't. You're saying you didn't 68 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 2: do anyng for them. You didn't. You didn't. 69 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 5: Well wait a minute, I already have my team working 70 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 5: on this again. That's not you have I been. 71 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 2: With my team. 72 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 3: Again, Ellison the Attorney General. 73 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, those fifty four minutes of video were taking out 74 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 4: of context. Fifty four minutes. We all saw it, we 75 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 4: heard it. You're crooked, you're caught, and he's up there 76 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 4: just lying out of his backside. 77 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 3: Here's more. 78 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 6: My team assisted with the information that led to the 79 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 6: prosecution and conviction of these. 80 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 2: But you didn't. You didn't have you finger to prosecute them. 81 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 5: No, you did not because federal you had oh bs, 82 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 5: you had whistleblowers. You by listen, it's my time. Doesn't 83 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 5: know what you're talking about, sir. You're now account Why 84 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 5: did you take your money? Why did you take their money? 85 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 2: I didn't. You took tens of false thousand dollars. 86 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 5: That's a false. Dake ten thousand dollars nine days after 87 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 5: the meeting. False you took ten thousand dollars. Here's what happened. 88 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 5: They went to your office. That's they solicited money from you. 89 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 5: They they came to your office, it was your official office, 90 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,119 Speaker 5: and you with them for fifty four minutes. They asked 91 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 5: you for help, you pledged it to them, and they 92 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 5: talked repeatedly about money. In fact, it's all they talked. 93 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 5: That's a lot of money, money, money, money. They said, 94 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 5: we will put our dollars in the right place. We 95 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 5: will support candidates that will fight to protect our interests. 96 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 3: You repl that's right, Halli's got him. 97 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm watching Dumb and Dumber two, Like 98 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: I'm not referring to Holly Is, but you know that scene, right, 99 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: You know what scene I'm referring to with dumb dumbin you. 100 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 3: Can't double stamp with triple stamp. You can't double stamp 101 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 3: with triple stamp. Lloyd Lloyd, Lloyd dies enough. 102 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 4: I know exactly what scene you're talking about, and I 103 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 4: got the same vibe from that. But all Josh Hawlly 104 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 4: is doing is quoting the video back to Keith Ellison. 105 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 3: It's not hearsay. 106 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 4: It's fifty four minutes of him on tape that apparently 107 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 4: has been taken out of context. 108 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:42,119 Speaker 2: You're cherry picking. 109 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: You're cherry picking, cherry cherry cherry picking, cherry picking. 110 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,359 Speaker 3: Fifty four minutes. Here's more. 111 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 5: They said that you were securing your donor base and 112 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 5: securing your power base, you can act the way you want. 113 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 5: You replied, money is freedom. They said, the amount of 114 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 5: money suits. I'm reading the transcript, the amount of montunity today. 115 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 5: It's powerful and we haven't realizing it in a meaningful way. 116 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 5: And you said, give me the specifics. And nine days 117 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 5: later you took ten thousand dollars from people who were 118 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 5: then indicted. 119 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 2: It's in your reports. Why didn't you do it? 120 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: Sir? 121 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 2: This was it worth it? You know what? This is 122 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 2: a theatrical ten thousand. 123 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 5: This is the truth what ability looks like, of which 124 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 5: you've had not You helped fraudsters defraud your stay and 125 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 5: this government of nine million dollars and you got bat 126 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 5: campaign contribution out of this. 127 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 2: You ought to be indicted. True. 128 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 4: Listen, Ellison, if he's lying, get him for perjury because 129 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 4: I feel like he's lying out of his backside here 130 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 4: because he knows nothing's going to happen to him, which 131 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 4: is something we talk about a lot here. There's that 132 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 4: we got great audio out of Josh Holly. You've got 133 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 4: great audio out of this entire hearing. Rand Paul was 134 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 4: grilling him earlier on many of these same things. Keith 135 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 4: Ellison is one of the great scumbags that currently exist 136 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 4: in government, and he is going to get away with 137 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 4: at nige. Nothing's going to happen here. 138 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 3: Nothing. And the same with old balls. Yeah. 139 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 2: As well. 140 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 4: One one last thing on Minnesota here the border Czar 141 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 4: Tom Homan, who had to take over in Minnesota because 142 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 4: two people were. 143 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 3: Killed and it was a bit of a mess. 144 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 4: He says they're going to be wrapping up work in 145 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 4: Minnesota fairly soon. It's funny when you bring somebody in 146 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 4: there that's competent and has the respect of everybody, things 147 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 4: go off without a hitch. 148 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: Not only that, but the agreement that local law enforcement 149 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: officials will actually help out with federal investigations, and officials 150 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: that including the mayor and the governor Minnesota. They kind 151 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: of were all, you know, in sync with Donald Trump 152 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: at some point and said, okay, yes, we'll hand over 153 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: the guys that we think that are criminals that that 154 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: we have, will give them to you. It's funny how 155 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: when you agree to help out with federal authorities, how 156 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: it just kind of dissipates, right, you know what I mean? 157 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 3: Like Memphis, Washington, d C. 158 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 4: Cities that might not be big Maga hotspots, right, the 159 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 4: Nigerian twins of Esse small Att fame. That's probably not 160 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 4: Maga country, but they cooperated. They got folks in and out, 161 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 4: the bad apples were taken out and ice left. 162 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 3: Yep, it's that easy.