Keith Ellison

I don't think it's the local authorities who are saying this.

I think this is a call from Washington, right?

Maybe from Ohio State.

authority in the land.

And so, you know, we still work with local partners.

We respect and appreciate them.

And we're hoping we can get back to business as usual.

You know, I hate to speculate, but I can tell you that the moment we heard terms like domestic terrorists to describe both Rene Good and Alex Preddy, you know, we kind of knew that we weren't dealing with a.

independent, fair investigation from the very beginning.

The highest leadership had already come to a conclusion as to what happened there.

I know that the men and women of the FBI in Minnesota, hardworking, serious people who want to do the right thing.

You know, it is incredible.

They told us they came here to get rid of the worst of the worst, and yet they have increased crime.

Two out of the three homicides this year have been by federal ICE agents.

Our local assistant U.S.

attorneys have fired in waves of people.

eliminating large, many years of anti-fraud investigation and prosecution expertise.

They have made our state less safe from financial exploitation and from basic safety because of the behavior of this administration.

And I'm so glad that we're now hearing noises about this drawdown.

That is a good thing.